United Airlines flew to London Heathrow's Terminal 2 for the first time Wednesday.
According to USA Today, the trip was one of 17 United flights to the building, nicknamed "The Queen's Terminal." 17 more planes are scheduled to depart from the facility on its inaugural day.
According to BBC News, 330 other flights from 26 airlines will soon fly daily to 50 destinations from the terminal. 25 other carriers at Heathrow terminals 1, 3and 4 won't likely travel to and from United's building for many months, however.
Heathrow's development director told BBC News that Terminal 2 passengers are in for a treat.
"T2 is the culmination of an £11 billion investment program that has transformed Heathrow for passengers," John Holland-Kaye said. "Our measure of success is not everything running perfectly on day one; there will inevitably be things we can improve. Our real measure of success is whether T2 comes to be rated by passengers as one of the world's best airport terminals for years to come."
Terminal 2 has 60 check-in gates, 66 self-check-in kiosks, 29 security lines, 33 shops, and 17 restaurants.
United's managing director of sales for the United Kingdom and Ireland told USA Today, the airline looks forward to their new space.
"We're extremely proud to be the first airline to operate from the new Terminal 2 and to consolidate our Heathrow operations in the airport's most advanced terminal," Bob Schumacher said in a statement. "Heathrow is one of the most important airports in United's global network, and Terminal 2 represents a huge improvement in the service and facilities we are able to provide to all our customers, whether they're departing, arriving or connecting."
Heathrow has been busy changing the interiors of its terminals. Samsung's two week-long Galaxy S5 promotion invaded the airport's Terminal 5 from May 19 until this past Monday.
The arrangement was part of Heaththrow's collaboration with digital ad company JCDecaux according to CNET. It was also the first time airport officials allowed a brand name company to advertise attractions inside airport terminals. The airport did not change the name of the terminal.
