Québec, February 26, 2018 – Every year, the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) conducts a study, the Airport Benchmarking Report, in which they claim to measure the efficiency of over 200 airports around the world.
Québec City, February 15, 2018 – Air Canada has confirmed that its subsidiary Rouge will take over service between Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). The current fleet of 74-seat Bombardier Q-400s will be replaced by 136-seat Airbus 319 and 200-seat Airbus 321 jets. Rouge will operate five daily flights to Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Québec City, February 6, 2018 - 2017 ended with strong growth for Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB). The number of passengers traveling through the airport increased 3.4% over the previous year, peaking at 1,670,880, an increase of 55,000 people, despite repairs to the main runway that limited access for large aircraft from May 23 to August 9, 2017.
It was a historic year at Jean Lesage International Airport in 2017. Here are ten events that marked the year!
Québec City, December 11, 2017 – This morning the first passengers walked into the new international terminal at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB).
Québec City, December 8, 2017. – The Loop, the new duty free store at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), will open its doors to passengers early on Monday morning, December 11, 2017.
Québec City, December 7, 2017 – This year’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) have been rewarded with Level 1 Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA).