TOKYO - Haneda Airport has unveiled a new boarding area at Terminal 1 that will begin operations in September, featuring extensive wood interiors and self-driving transportation within the facility.
The North Satellite is the first major expansion of Terminal 1 and will be used for some Japan Airlines and Skymark flights from September.
The new area has a distinctive interior design incorporating large amounts of wood, while autonomous transportation will also be available to help passengers move through the facility.
By adding new boarding gates, the expansion is expected to reduce the number of passengers who need to take buses from the terminal to aircraft parked at remote stands.
The additional gates will also give Haneda greater capacity to accommodate an increase in flight arrivals and departures in the future.
However, some of the new gates are about a 15-minute walk from the security checkpoint.
In response, Haneda Airport will tighten the deadline for checking baggage before security screening on all domestic flights operated by airlines at the airport.
From September, passengers will be required to check their baggage no later than 30 minutes before departure.
Source: TBS
