Large planes will not be able to land at Saint-Hubert airport
Posted October 17, 2023 3:46 pm.
Last Updated October 17, 2023 3:48 pm.
Planes with more than 230 passengers will not be able to land at Montreal Saint-Hubert Airport in a bid to “generate less noise.”
The construction of a new terminal is underway at the Longueuil airport, and many citizens in the area are concerned about increased noise.
Last February, Longueuil Mayor Catherine Fournier announced an agreement with the airport to ban commercial night flights from April 2024.
In a press release, Yanic Roy, president and CEO of Saint-Hubert Airport, says the decision is a reasonable one to not worsen the situation for citizens living nearby.
Porter Airlines, the first company to operate flights out of Saint-Hubert, will use Embraer E195-E2 planes, which it says are the quietest and most energy efficient on the market.
Pascan Aviation will operate at the airport, but the aircraft will only transport around 30 passengers at a time.
The airport says there is still room for other carriers to set up there.
“With a capacity of four million passengers annually, the future terminal of Montreal Saint-Hubert Airport can still accommodate many other airlines since half of its capacity still remains available to new carriers,” indicates the airport in a statement.
The new terminal is scheduled to open in the summer of 2025.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
