The newly renovated Terminal 1 building at Hongqiao International Airport has opened to the public, while the old T1 building will be closed for reconstruction, the airport authority said. All domestic and international flights at T1, mainly of China Eastern and Spring Airlines, moved to the renovated Building A terminal. It was the airport’s largest renovation since its opening in 1921. The building’s floor area has been expanded by almost 40%. The T1 building will service 42 international and 68 domestic flights daily. Among the key features of the renovation is a direct link to the terminal from the Yan’an Road highway. Previously, drivers had to exit the highway to a ground-level road to reach the T1 building. The new design is expected to relieve traffic congestion near Hongqiao airport. A three-story, 70,000-square-meter parking facility with 1,250 parking lots has been built next to the terminal. The full renovation will be completed by mid-2018 when Building B of T1 will open to the public. Once completed, Terminal 1 will be primarily a base for Spring Airlines and a small number of other carriers operating charter flights to Japan and South Korea.