Neighbours petition against Montreal airport's proposed extended hours
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Montreal's Trudeau International Airport is considering changing when planes can land and take off by allowing flights until 1 a.m. Public consultations on the idea just wrapped and some of those living near the airport have started a petition opposed to the idea.
Montreal's Trudeau International Airport is considering changing when planes can land and take off by allowing flights until 1 a.m.
Public consultations on the idea just wrapped and some of those living near the airport have started a petition opposed to the idea.
On Thorncrest Avenue in the Montreal suburb of Dorval, a plane flies overhead every few minutes.
Currently, light aircraft can fly all night, but heavier planes are not permitted to take off between midnight and 7 a.m.
They cannot land between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m.
The airport wants to change that and restrict all movements from 1-6 a.m.
"That's just five hours," said Dorval resident Anna Campagna. "The rest of the 24-hour cycle is going to be taken up with flights as usual."
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