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MONTREAL - Race cars aren’t the only elite vehicles set to arrive in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend, as private jets carrying thrill-seeking visitors descend on the city. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * MONTREAL - Race cars aren’t the only elite vehicles set to arrive in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend, as private jets carrying thrill-seeking visitors descend on the city. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? MONTREAL – Race cars aren’t the only elite vehicles set to arrive in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend, as private jets carrying thrill-seeking visitors descend on the city.

Analytics firm WingX projects that about 115 business jets in total will land in the Montreal area Friday through Sunday, which amounts to a 50 per cent spike from the daily average over the preceding month. Last year saw 139 business planes from the U.S.



, Canada and as far as Italy touch down on the event weekend, up more than 40 per cent from 2019 in line with rising demand for private air travel since the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Green, a policy adviser at the David Suzuki Foundation, says that as race teams, executives and celebrities swoop into the city, emissions are slated to rise due to both the race itself and the airplane activity around it. Brussels-based advocacy group Transport & Environment says the pricey planes are five to 14 times more.

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