South Korea: Incheon airport's second terminal to open soon

Incheon International Airport's second terminal will open on Jan. 18, a step closer to completing the final stage by 2030. Under the slogan "Take-off: the second chapter," Incheon International Airport Corporation will unveil the terminal to the public at a "grand opening" on Jan. 12. The terminal's third-phase is already complete. Costing more than 4.9 trillion won (US$4.59b), work on the terminal began in 2009. Once the fourth phase ― laying the tarmac for runways and connecting roads and building the airport apron ― is completed, the airport will be complete, with the first and second terminals representing two Oriental phoenixes facing each other. On opening day, the first flight arrival will be a Korean flight from New York, followed by an outbound Korean flight for Manila. The terminal boasts features that will ease problems for boarding passengers. Sixty-two self-check-in kiosks where passengers can get boarding tickets and store luggage aim to save up to 20 minutes. Twenty-four round full-body scanners will reduce time for airport personnel manually scanning passengers. Korean Air, Delta Air Lines, Air France and KLM will operate only from this terminal, with warnings for passengers not to go to Terminal No.1.<br/>