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YQB is Trial Site for New Customized Screening Line

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 27, 2025 /CNW/ – The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) is trialling a new customized screening line, designed so that airports with limited space can employ advanced technology and equipment while enhancing the passenger experience. The Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) is the first airport in Canada to trial this new line that offers […]

YQB presents its strategic plan for 2025-2030 – Strongly rooted and aligned with its business environment, YQB is “in the right place”

QUÉBEC CITY, Feb. 26, 2025 /CNW/ – Following two rounds of expansion, a pandemic, and a focused effort on recovery and the growth of air services, Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) enters a new chapter. Moving forward, the organization is committed to further strengthening its position in an unstable and unpredictable environment, with the goal […]

Air Transat Announces the Opening of Two Non-Stop Routes to Tulum

The airline expands its service to Mexico from Montreal and Quebec City MONTREAL, July 16, 2024 /CNW/ – Air Transat announces the launch of two non-stop routes to Tulum, Mexico, from Montreal and Quebec City. From Montreal, this seasonal service will operate from December 19, 2024, to April 27, 2025, with three departures per week on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. From Quebec City, flights will be offered every Saturday from December 21, […]

Air Canada Offers Québec City Region a New Hotspot for This Winter with Non-stop Flights to Tulum

MONTREAL, June 26, 2024 /CNW/ – Air Canada announced today it will launch new weekly flights from Québec City to Tulum*, Mexico’s newest airport in the Yucatan peninsula, beginning Dec. 13, 2024. The airline will also resume non-stop services from Québec City for winter 2024-25 to popular sun destinations: Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Punta Cana and Cancun. “We are excited to launch new non-stop flights from Québec City to Tulum, […]

Air Canada Expands its Sun Network with 55 Caribbean and US Destinations this Winter

MONTREAL, June 26, 2024 /CNW/ – Air Canada announced today it is boosting its 2024-25 winter sun network, with increased frequencies and featuring new routes from Ottawa and Quebec City to Tulum and from Montreal to Saint Maarten. In addition, more flights are scheduled from Halifax, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to popular vacation destinations in Florida and the Caribbean. This winter, Air Canada plans to operate up to 50 flights departing Canada every day, serving a […]

Panorama announces the establishment of a new base in Quebec City

QUEBEC CITY, June 18, 2024 /CNW/ – As part of a strategic expansion to strengthen its presence in the Capitale-Nationale and better serve its customers, Panorama Aviation announces the opening of a new base in Quebec City. This initiative also aims to support the development and construction of infrastructure in Northern Canada and Quebec. To meet the diverse needs of its clients, […]

Porter Inaugurates New Route Between Toronto-Pearson and Québec City

Porter Inaugurates New Route Between Toronto-Pearson and Québec City Complements existing Toronto-City service May 17, 2024 – TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Porter Airlines is inaugurating service today between Toronto-Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), adding another route to its growing Toronto network. These seasonal roundtrip flights will operate daily until October 26. […]

Air Transat expands its flight offer for winter 2024-2025 from Quebec

MONTREAL, May 13, 2024 /CNW/ – Air Transat, voted World’s Best Leisure Airline for the fifth time at the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards, announces an increase in its offer from Quebec for the 2024-2025 winter season. At the peak of the season, more than 170 non-stop flights per week will be offered from Montreal and Quebec City to more than thirty destinations covering the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, Florida, Europe and North […]

Quebec City YQB presents its 2023 results – YQB Plans for the Next Five Years Building on Solid Foundations

QUÉBEC, April 23, 2024 /CNW/ – With booming traffic, an expanded map of destinations, customer experience recognized for its quality, safe infrastructure with the durability to welcome future generations, and a financial situation approaching balance, Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) ended 2023 having solidified its position. Approaching the break-even point Thanks to passengers returning in droves […]