“Don’t worry,” said our Terminal 1 guide. Those flying out of T1 at San Diego International Airport before Sept. 23 and returning on that date or later won’t be in a space-time warp. Just visiting the new concourse.

“We have people here that will remind them they’re OK, they’re not in a different city,” said Angela Shafer-Payne. “They’re in San Diego. They’ve come back to San Diego.”

Shafer-Payne, chief development officer at the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, led a media tour Tuesday of phase one of the New Terminal 1 Project, opening with 19 gates — with 11 more to come.

The day new T1 opens, final gear gets cleaned out of old T1. A week later, asbestos abatement begins, followed by demolition — making way for the second phase of T1.

“So now’s your last chance if you ne

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