Montreal's second airport opens with 30 daily flights
Half the metro area can now reach the new Montréal Metropolitan Airport in Saint-Hubert faster than Trudeau. Porter and Pascan launch service Monday.
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Montréal's second commercial airport is open for business. After years of construction, Montréal Metropolitan Airport (MET) in Saint-Hubert launched service Monday morning with Porter Airlines and Pascan Aviation operating the first flights, covering 30 daily routes to Canadian destinations.
The timing cuts travel significantly for residents on the South Shore, Montérégie, and Eastern Townships — roughly half of Greater Montréal's population lives closer to Saint-Hubert than to Trudeau. The terminal has nine boarding gates and a 900-seat waiting lounge, with capacity to handle up to four million passengers annually.
Porter is handling longer domestic routes: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto (Billy Bishop and Pearson), Hamilton, St. John's, Halifax, Moncton, and Charlottetown. Pascan covers Quebec and Maritime flying, including Quebec City, Gaspé, the Magdalen Islands, Saint John, Halifax, and Charlottetown.
The airport sits about 15 km from downtown and is accessible by car or via an express shuttle connecting to the Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke métro station. Retail inside is entirely Quebec-based: Bâton Rouge, Café Dépôt, and a convenience store.