Overview
- Porter began commercial operations from MET in Longueuil on Monday, June 15, launching flights to 11 Canadian cities with De Havilland Dash 8‑400 and Embraer E195‑E2 aircraft.
- The airline says bookings have exceeded expectations and expects MET to rank as its fourth-largest Canadian airport by July as it adds more than 1,000 summer flights to nearly double Greater Montreal capacity.
- MET is a privately funded redevelopment of the historic St‑Hubert airfield and project backers project about one million passengers in year one and up to four million at full capacity.
- Transportation experts say lasting changes in where people fly will hinge on ticket price, flight frequency and reliability, and note regional infrastructure such as the REM link to Trudeau — due around the end of 2027 — will affect access patterns.
- For travellers the change means more choice and potentially lower fares on some routes, Porter has formed regional partnerships to widen connections, and city officials say the terminal could boost tourism and local economic activity if demand holds.