Aircraft carrying more than 230 passengers will be prohibited from landing at Montreal’s Saint-Hubert Airport to “reduce noise production.”
Construction is underway on a new terminal at the airport in Longueuil on Montreal’s South Shore, and many residents say they are concerned about increased noise levels nearby.
Last February, Longueuil’s mayor, Catherine Fournier, announced an agreement with the airport to ban commercial night flights from April 2024.
In a press release, Yannick Roy, president and CEO of Montreal Saint-Hubert Airport, said the update is a reasonable one that will not inconvenience residents.
The group notes that Porter Airlines, the first company to operate flights from Saint-Hubert Airport, will use Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, which are the quietest and most energy efficient on the market.
Pascan Aviation will also provide service at the airport, but it will only carry 30 passengers at a time.
Management says there is still room for other carriers to set up business.
With an estimated annual passenger capacity of 4 million passengers, the terminal should also be able to accommodate many other airlines interested in flying from there.
The new terminal is scheduled to open in summer 2025.
— This report by Canadian Press was first published in French on Oct. 17, 2023.
