Montrealers who are tired of hearing planes fly overhead throughout the day – and parts of the night – are hoping to keep the volume up on their own objections.
Last summer, Montreal’s airport authority – Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) – proposed a new plan for aircrafts at Montreal-Trudeau airport.
Under the new scenario, no plane could land or take off during a five-hour window – from 1-6 a.m. For noisier aircrafts, those restrictions would be in place from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.
A request to amend the existing procedures was sent to Transport Canada in December 2024. It still needs to be approved by the federal government.
But opponents say all flights should be restricted for at least seven hours to allow residents below to get enough sleep.
There are also concerns the new plan could lead to a higher frequency of flights just before 1 a.m. and just after 6 a.m., ultimately leading to even noisier late nights and early mornings.
In a written response to CityNews, ADM says it cannot speculate on how airlines will adjust their schedules to accommodate the new operating hours, but that air carriers will have to comply with the new rules.
