"It goes up to 94 decibels," said Dorval resident Mario Carangi. "When it's like this, it's difficult."

Some residents complaining about the loud noise of airplanes promise to turn out in large numbers to a Transport Canada public consultation hearing Saturday at the Holiday Inn in Pointe-Claire.

The possibility that the civilian jetliner downed over war-torn eastern Ukraine with nearly 300 people onboard was hit by a missile could have profound consequences for the world's airlines.