(Montreal) Travelers departing from Montreal-Trudeau airport will see a $5 increase on their plane tickets next spring.
Airport improvement fees will increase from $35 to $40 per ticket at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport starting March 1, 2024. These fees are included in the price of the plane ticket.
Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) affirms that the revenues resulting from this increase will make it possible to finance the upgrade of infrastructure and facilities in a context where more and more passengers are passing through the airport whose code is YUL.
“The record attendance recorded at YUL this year will have highlighted the challenges for our organization. […] In other words, we are taking the necessary means to properly prepare for the future of our international airport,” says ADM President and CEO, Yves Beauchamp, in a press release.
The airport was particularly faced with significant congestion getting there. Last summer, there were reports of travelers taking a few hours to reach the terminal gates. We even saw images of people walking with their suitcases on the access ramp leading to Montreal-Trudeau, afraid of missing their flight.
The airport management also announced last month the establishment of two “alternative landing stages”, without parking, from which shuttles will depart “every five minutes” to the terminal.
The last increase in airport improvement fees at Dorval airport dates back to 2021, when ADM increased them from $30 to $35 per passenger.
Earlier this year, credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had hit revenues and increased debt at airports across the country.
The agency’s analysis showed that while airlines received significant financial relief measures at the height of the pandemic, airport authorities received only “modest” support.
Toronto Pearson International Airport also increased its airport improvement fee by $5 last January to $35 for departing passengers.
