Porter Airlines will be the launch carrier at Montreal Metropolitan Airport (YHU) brand new terminal.
Starting on June 15, 2026, the Canadian airline will launch 12 domestic routes out of Montréal’s secondary airport (also referred to as “MET”).
While Montréal’s MET airport (previously known as “Montréal Saint-Hubert”) has long been in service, it has previously seen limited commercial service. The opening of a C$450 million (US$325 million approximately) state-of-the-art terminal is expected to change that by offering an alternative to Montréal Trudeau International Airport (YUL), the city’s largest international airport.
Porter Airlines has been instrumental in revitalizing Montréal’s MET airport. The new terminal is the work of YHU Infrastructure Partners, a joint venture between the airline’s parent company, Porter Aviation Holdings, and Macquarie Asset Management, one of the world’s largest infrastructure investment firms.
Starting on June 15, 2026, Porter Airlines will launch nonstop connections to most Canadian metropolitan areas from MET. The Canadian carrier will use a mix of De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprops fitted with 78 seats and Embraer E195-E2 jets sitting up to 132 passengers on these services.
Toronto City (YTZ) and Toronto Pearson (YYZ) will get 27 and 20 weekly services, while Vancouver (YVR), Halifax (YHZ) and Hamilton (YHM) will be served twice daily, and Quebec City (YQB), Edmonton (YEG) and Calgary (YYC), daily.
Winnipeg (YWG), St. John’s (YYT), Charlottetown (YYG) and Moncton (YQM) will also get daily services from MET, although seasonally during summer only.
These services will be complementary to those already operated by Porter Airlines from Montréal Trudeau International Airport, which will continue as usual. This is a strategy similar to the one Porter Airlines followed in Toronto, where it serves both Toronto-Pearson (YYZ), the city’s main international airport, and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), much closer to downtown.
Porter Airlines has also signed an interline agreement with Pascan Aviation, a carrier which serves several regional destinations in Québec and Eastern Canada from MET using a fleet of small BAE Jetstream and Saab 340 turboprop aircraft.
The expansion into MET and the development of this airport into a new base represents an important milestone in the growth of Porter Airlines.
In a matter of just a few years, Porter Airlines has evolved from being a boutique regional carrier with a limited turboprop operation out of Ontario into a nation-wide operator with a fleet of more than 50 Embraer E195 E2 jets and a network spanning most of Canada and other parts of North America.
