A view of the waiting area is seen at the expanded second terminal at Hong Kong International Airport on its first day of operation on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

A T2 check-in sign is seen at the expanded second terminal at Hong Kong International Airport on its first day of operation on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Travellers take an escalator to check-in at the expanded second terminal at Hong Kong International Airport on its first day of operation on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Travellers walk through the expanded second terminal at Hong Kong International Airport on its first day of operation on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Security personnel walk through the expanded second terminal at Hong Kong International Airport on its first day of operation on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

A traveller walks through the expanded second terminal at Hong Kong International Airport on its first day of operation on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Travellers walk through the expanded second terminal at Hong Kong International Airport on its first day of operation on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

A Hong Kong Airlines model plane is seen in the expanded second terminal at Hong Kong International Airport on its first day of operation on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)