Framed within the window of the new Terminal 1, a Southwest passenger plane taxis down the runway at San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The TSA entry point for passengers to clear security before continuing to their airline gate. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The departure terminal at Terminal 1. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The departure terminal at Terminal 1. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The baggage terminal at Terminal 1. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The passenger arrival level at Terminal 1. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The TSA entry point for passengers to clear security before continuing to their airline gate. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The departure terminal at Terminal 1. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The men’s restroom in the new Terminal 1. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Outdoor dining at the new Terminal 1. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)One of the larger interior art displays for the new terminal is a creative configuration of gold-finished steel plates, meant to represent three Torrey pine trees. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Baggage carousels at the new Terminal 1. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The entry point for passengers to enter the airline gates after clearing the TSA checkpoint.Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)The passenger departure deck at Terminal 1. Construction is ongoing at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
