Montrealers petition to halt Trudeau airport expansion over noise concerns [Video]

Montreal residents living near flight paths are pushing back against plans to expand Trudeau International Airport, citing concerns over increased noise pollution.

A citizens group has launched a petition urging the federal government to block the project, which aims to accommodate millions of additional passengers by 2028.

“We are awakened by the noise of the airplanes taking off at 1 a.m., 2 a.m. or landing in the middle of the night,” said Pierre Lachapelle, the president of the group Les Pollues de Montreal-Trudeau.

The airport authority, which is already struggling with congestion, plans on expanding the terminal, adding more gates and enlarging pick up and drop off zones.

“Right now, we think the red line has been crossed with the number of planes coming to Montreal,” Lachapelle said.

In an email Aeroports de Montreal (ADM) said more passengers does not necessarily mean more planes in the sky.

Since 2011, the …