Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 2 opens on May 27

The departure facilities at new Terminal 2 (T2) at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) will be opened on May 27, with 15 airlines including Hong Kong Airlines and HK Express set to move to the new terminal during the summer.

On May 22, an opening ceremony attended by 1,500 guests was held at the new T2 before the launch of airline operations. The HKIA also released new photos and details of the 300,000sqm terminal building.

The T2 arrivals facility is expected to commence operations next year, in line traffic demand.

Within the T2 departure hall are eight check-in aisles (P to W) with 68 express self-bag drop counters, 58 smart check-in kiosks, and 108 hybrid check-in counters. All self-bag drop counters and hybrid counters feature an ultra-low platform design for passengers to place their bags onto the conveyor belt with ease. The 20 e-Security Gates at the entrances to the restricted area are all embedded with facial recognition technology.

As T2’s departure facilities open on May 27, HKIA will also lower the minimum age for the use of facial recognition at e-Security Gates from 11 to 7 at both Terminal 1 and T2. 

Images of the HKIA Terminal 2 Departure Hall. Credit: HKIA

Within the restricted area, passengers will be able to keep their laptops and bottled liquid under 100ml in their carry-on bags during the screening process at all 15 smart security screening channels. The Hong Kong Immigration Department has also set up 35 e-Channels and 60 counters for departing passengers.

Previously, the HKIA announced the 15 airlines that will move their departure processing to T2 including Hong Kong Airlines, HK Express, AirAsia Group carriers, Cebu Pacific, Jeju Air, and VietJet.

Hong Kong Airlines will be the first airline to open their check-in counters at the newly renovated departure facilities at T2 on May 27. 14 more airlines will join Hong Kong Airlines through June 10 with HK Express being the last of the group.

The complete list of airlines that will shift their check-in processing to HKIA T2 are the following:

May 27: Hong Kong Airlines
May 28: AirAsia (Malaysia), Batik Air Malaysia, Hainan Airlines, Philippines AirAsia, Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air
June 2: Cambodia Airways, IndiGo, VietJet Air
June 3: Bangkok Airways, Greater Bay Airlines, Jeju Air
June 9: Cebu Pacific
June 10: HK Express

Part of work on HKIA's Third Runway System that started in 2016, the first phase of the new terminal saw the opening of the Coach Hall at T2 in September 2025. Work is ongoing to complete the T2 concourse and boarding gates, which will be connected to the soon-to-open departure facilities with a 2,600 meter long Automated People Mover. A new Baggage Handling System (BHS) between T2 and the T2 concourse is also being built.