Press releases

New direct flights now confirmed for the winter season will soon be offered out of YUL Montréal–Trudeau International Airport, as the city continues to attract travellers from all over the world. Such a wide variety of available destinations continues to establish YUL as an important international hub.

ADM Aéroports de Montréal has released its operating results at September 30, 2019, showing that passenger traffic is still growing strongly, particularly in the international sector. Over the last nine months, the number of passengers at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport increased by 4.8% over the same period last year and EBITDA (excess of revenues over expenses before financial expenses, taxes and depreciation and impairment of property and equipment) totalled $284.7 million.

ADM Aéroports de Montréal is pleased to announce the creation of an ecological park located north of the YUL airport site in the Saint-Laurent borough.

ADM Aéroports de Montréal has released its consolidated operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019. Since the beginning of the year, YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport has welcomed 9.7 million passengers, an increase of 5.7% over the same period last year.

ADM Aéroports de Montréal is announcing changes to its governance with the retirement of Normand Legault, Chair of the Board of Directors since September 16, 2015. Mr. Legault has completed his third term as Chair of ADM, the maximum number of years allowed under ADM’s governance rules. He is being succeeded as Chair by Danielle Laberge, a director of the Corporation for the past eight years and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors since the fall of 2018, effective today.

ADM Aéroports de Montréal today held a groundbreaking ceremony to officially launch construction of the future Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport. The first REM metro car will enter the station in 2023.

Did you know? YUL is equipped with a detection system for lightning and electrical storms in the atmosphere within a 16 km radius. When lightning is 8 km from the airport site, flashing lights are displayed on the buildings, advising personnel to enter the airport terminal. Lightning and storm cells are particularly dangerous in the open spaces around the airport’s ground operations.

Aéroports de Montréal, Tourisme Montréal, the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, the Conseil du patronat du Québec and the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec congratulate Air Canada and Transat SA for having been named Best Airline in North America and Best Leisure Airline in the World, respectively, at the 2019 Skytrax World Airline Awards held at the 53rd International Paris Air Show Le Bourget in France, and for having reached a milestone merger agreement to combine their respective businesses.

The World Economic Forum and the governments of the Netherlands and Canada launch the first pilot project for paperless travel between the two countries today at Montreal Airport.

Known Traveller Digital Identity (KTDI) is the first platform to use a traveller-managed digital identity for international paperless travel. It will be integrated with partner systems and tested internally throughout 2019, with the first end-to-end paperless journey expected to take place in early 2020.

With a growing number of destinations and a steady increase in passenger traffic, many travellers will be passing through YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport this summer. ADM Aéroports de Montréal would like to provide some tips to ensure a pleasant and smooth visit to YUL.