Québec City, October 5, 2015 – Dozens of businesses, executives, municipalities, and chambers of commerce have expressed their approval and support for the installation of a U.S. Customs pre-clearance facility at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB). From Beauce to Victoriaville to Rivière-du-Loup, socio-economic players in the greater Québec City area and many others have rallied to make Québec City the next Canadian city to have a pre-clearance facility.

Québec City, September 10, 2015 – In a move to ensure passenger comfort during construction underway at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) until 2018, Aéroport de Québec inc. (AQi) has installed an access corridor leading to gates 33 through 35.

Fully air conditioned, heated, and computerized, the 165 m modular corridor provides safer, more comfortable access to YQB’s international terminal for all inbound and outbound passengers.

Wearable tech supports faster, more efficient airport operations

Québec, June 11, 2015 – Aéroport de Québec inc. announced today that it has completed a $265 million financing. The new funds will be allocated to capital expenditures over the following years, more particularly to finance the international arrivals sector at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport.

Québec City, May 28, 2015 – To make sure the population of Québec City was supportive before installing a U.S. Customs preclearance facility at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, Aéroport de Québec inc. (AQi) hired SOM, a survey firm, to measure the degree of local support for the project. The online survey, conducted May 13 to 21, 2015, makes it clear that Québec City residents are overwhelmingly in favor of the preclearance facility: nearly all respondents (95%) had either a highly favorable (62%) or a somewhat favorable (33%) opinion of the project.

Québec City, April 2, 2015 – Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) has expanded its selection of summer flights with many new destinations in summer 2015.

More flights to sunshine destinations
The number of direct flights to sunshine destinations will increase by 25% and reach a new high. Carriers Air Transat and Sunwing will operate up to eight direct flights to Mexico and the Caribbean per week, with five destinations—Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cayo Santa Maria, Punta Cana, and Varadero—available 52 weeks a year.

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Aéroport de Québec inc. Annual General Meeting

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Québec City, February 25, 2015 – Starting March 15, travelers will have access to more WestJet flights to and from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. The airline’s regional subsidiary, WestJet Encore, will ramp up WestJet’s service by operating two daily flights to Toronto Pearson International Airport, WestJet’s hub in Eastern Canada.

November 18, 2014– Travellers from Québec City and outlying regions will once again be able to take advantage of even more flights out of Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) during the 2014-2015 winter season. Indeed, several new flights have been announced.

Sunwing will offer a direct flight to Panama every Friday from December 12 2014 until April 24, 2015. The weekly flight will bring passengers to the Playa Blanca airport, near all the major hotels.

July 25, 2014 Celebrity Cruises announced that they will be offering all-inclusive, Caribbean cruise packages from Québec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport in winter 2015.