Montréal–Trudeau airport expands

Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) has announced that it will officially open new boarding lounges for international flights later this month.

Located at the far end of the existing international jetty, these new departure lounges are the first phase of a multi-million dollar expansion.

With seating capacity for 420—the equivalent of two normal boarding lounges—the new Gate 62 is equipped with a new bridge designed to handle three passenger transfer vehicles at once to transport passengers to aircraft parked at remote stands.

Phase II of the international jetty expansion project, which will get underway in 2014, will add a total of six new contact gates for wide-body jets (including two for A-380s), as well as a bus station.

Scheduled for completion in September 2016, this additional section will include, among others, a vast 1,450-square-meter commercial area that will feature stylish lounges, shops, bars and restaurants.