Members of the Coalition Halte-Air Saint-Hubert demonstrated against the expansion project of the Saint-Hubert airport. (Photo archives)
[These were] two night flights taking off around 2 a.m. They were very old devices and hundreds of people in the region woke up […] in Saint-Hubert or Greenfield Park and even as far away as Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville or Sainte-Julie, a- she explained.
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It was a major regional problem. Then we know that there are subsequent effects on health. This is one of the biggest concerns of the population that we have heard in recent years.
A quote from Catherine Fournier, mayor of Longueuil
Ms. Fournier indicated that in February 2023, Saint-Hubert Airport and the City of Longueuil had announced a type of social acceptability agreement on the development of the airport.
However, it had already been a few months since the new airport management had stressed that it was ready to consider the end of night flights, he said. she clarified.
The mayor of Longueuil, Catherine Fournier (Archive photo)
Subsequently, airport management submitted a request to Transport Canada, which the minister approved.
However, the mayor of Longueuil indicated that there could be legal action by the airline.
Moreover, the City of Longueuil wants to consolidate its aerospace hub around the Saint-Hubert airport.
The master plan unveiled at the end of January provides for the construction of a new terminal and 2,000 housing units within a radius of one kilometer around the airport as well as the urbanization of Chemin de la Savane.
Concerning these expansion projects, Ms. Fournier indicated that it is a change in vocation [of the airport].
The new airport management has approved the construction of a terminal because at the moment, flights depart from different hangars […] and there is the establishment of Porter Airlines. There is a greater trend towards regional and national flights, she explained, ensuring that Porter's planes will take off between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Ms. Fournier added that there will be an increase in the number of flights in the short and medium term, approximately twenty more flights per day. However, she stressed that there will be fewer and fewer flight school flights.
With information from Marie-Josée Paquette-Comeau