{"id":811822,"date":"2026-07-19T08:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/811822\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T08:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:45:55","slug":"plane-crashes-at-montreals-new-airport-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/811822\/","title":{"rendered":"Plane Crashes At Montreal\u2019s New Airport: What We Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just weeks after its inaugural flight, a plane has crashed at Montreal\u2019s new airport.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/montreal\/news\/sneak-peek-inside-montreals-new-airportheres-what-it-looks-like-062226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Montr\u00e9al Metropolitan Airport<\/a> (commonly known as MET, and formerly referred to as Saint-Hubert Airport) is the second commercial airport serving the Greater Montr\u00e9al area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"1738e834-e53c-91a8-a527-4b25bcd1c54f\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784450755_308_image.webp\" alt=\"Montr\u00e9al Metropolitan Airport\" data-caption=\"Montr\u00e9al Metropolitan Airport\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Joelle Simard-Lapointe\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106418778\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Joelle Simard-LapointeMontr\u00e9al Metropolitan Airport&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Located approximately 15 km east of downtown Montr\u00e9al, it primarily operates domestic flights connecting passengers to destinations across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/montreal\/news\/montreals-new-airport-is-officially-opening-on-monday-061226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Montreal\u2019s new airport is officially open<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"934f9e70-9909-de1b-ce74-32dfc34b46b4\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784450755_864_image.webp\" alt=\"Montr\u00e9al Metropolitan Airport\" data-caption=\"Montr\u00e9al Metropolitan Airport\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Joelle Simard-Lapointe\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106418779\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Joelle Simard-LapointeMontr\u00e9al Metropolitan Airport&#13;<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by the CBC, a small private aircraft crashed while attempting to land on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The report details that the pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft, and was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The airport\u2019s fire department and the Longueuil fire department both responded to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the airport said runway 24R-06L would remain closed until further notice to allow emergency crews to complete their response and that the closure has disrupted commercial flight operations.<\/p>\n<p>The report went on to explain that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada revealed that the incident occurred at approximately 4 p.m. Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The agency said it is gathering information about the crash but does not plan to send investigators to the scene at this time.<\/p>\n<p>What was the largest plane crash in Canada?<\/p>\n<p>The deadliest commercial aviation accident involving a Canadian aircraft occurred near Sainte-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se, Quebec, on November 29, 1963.<\/p>\n<p>A Trans-Canada Airlines DC-8F crashed just four minutes after taking off from Montr\u00e9al\u2013Dorval International Airport, now known as Montr\u00e9al-Trudeau International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the report by the CBC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/plane-crashes-at-met-9.7273292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED:<br \/>Full guide to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/montreal\/things-to-do\/best-things-to-do-in-montreal\" data-modified-href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/montreal\/things-to-do\/best-things-to-do-in-montreal\" data-modified- rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best things to do in Montreal<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just weeks after its inaugural flight, a plane has crashed at Montreal\u2019s new airport. 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