Airline passengers exit from the jetway after arriving from San Jose, California, onboard Southwest Airlines flight 4298. The passengers are among the first group to arrive at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Airline passengers exit from the jetway after arriving from San Jose, California, onboard Southwest Airlines flight 4298. The passengers are among the first group to arrive at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Passengers from flight from Honolulu is the first flight at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Passengers from flight from Honolulu is the first flight at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Passengers from flight from Honolulu is the first flight at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Passengers from flight from Honolulu is the first flight at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Passengers from flight from Honolulu is the first flight at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Passengers from flight from Honolulu is the first flight at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Airline passengers arriving from San Jose, California, onboard Southwest Airlines flight 4298. The passengers are among the first group to arrive at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Airline passengers arriving from San Jose, California, onboard Southwest Airlines flight 4298. The passengers are among the first group to arrive at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Flight from Honolulu is the first flight at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Flight from Honolulu is the first flight at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Deborah McCarthy (l) and Aileen Dwyer (r) are among the passengers onboard Southwest Airlines flight 4298, the first group to arrive at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Deborah McCarthy, left, and Aileen Dwyer are among the passengers onboard Southwest Airlines flight 4298, the first group to arrive at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Traffic next to the parking structure and the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Traffic next to the parking structure and the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Outside the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Outside the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Outside the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Outside the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Arriving passengers walking to parking structure San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Arriving passengers walking to parking structure San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Southwest Airlines ballon decorations outside it's ticket booths at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Southwest Airlines ballon decorations outside it’s ticket booths at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Ted Anasis changing signs at the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Ted Anasis changing signs at the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. A large display outside the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. A large display outside the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Old Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Old Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Construction workers leaving the area in San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)San Diego International Airport will welcome the first flights to arrive at the new Terminal 1. Construction workers leaving the area in San Diego International Airport on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Originally Published: September 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM PDT