New Trudeau airport jetty embraces distinct Montreal look

MONTREAL – Pierre-Elliott Trudeau airport unveiled its new international jetty Thursday.

At a cost of $350 million, the goal was to create an area that would be “distinctively Montreal.”

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“We want people to come here and sense, when you’re in this airport that you’re still in Montreal,” said James Cherry, CEO of Aéroports de Montréal.

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“I used to find that when I travel in an airport I’d say ‘I see the same stores everywhere, I could be in Winnipeg or Denver or St. Louis or Minneapolis’ and I couldn’t tell from inside the airport.”

“We want people to come into our airport and say ‘this is definitely Montreal.'”

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In addition to a signature Montreal food truck, there are new shops and boutiques, as well as 1,000 chairs equipped with charging stations.

Outside, there is room for new wide-body aircraft, including the Airbus a-380, the largest airliner in the world.

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Cherry said the improvements provide more space for passengers.

Trudeau airport’s new international jetty opens to passengers on Thursday.