Commercial passenger flights are set to return to Montréal Metropolitan Airport on Monday with the opening of a new terminal in Saint-Hubert, creating a second commercial air travel hub for the Greater Montreal region.
The 21,000-square-metre terminal marks the return of scheduled commercial service to the airport, which once served as Montreal’s primary aviation hub before commercial flights were transferred to Dorval in 1940.
Airport officials say the facility was designed to accommodate up to four million passengers annually and improve access for more than three million Quebecers living in Montreal, Montérégie and the Eastern Townships.
The terminal features nine gates, 900 seats and two baggage carousels. Construction began in August 2023 and the project took about three years to complete after several delays pushed back its original opening date.
Porter Airlines and Pascan Aviation will be the first carriers operating from the terminal, offering flights to destinations across Canada. Thirty flights are expected to depart daily, with up to 12 destinations initially available.
An express shuttle service, known as the METbus, will connect the Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke métro station with the airport.
Originally opened in 1927, the airport is Canada’s oldest and is now being repositioned as a commercial gateway for travellers on Montreal’s South Shore.
