Picnics at Montreal’s Unique Plane-Spotting Park Risk Bird Strikes: Airport

Picnics at Montreal’s Unique Plane-Spotting Park Risk Bird Strikes: Airport
A sign warning people that the consumption of food is prohibited is shown at Jacques de Lesseps plane spotting park next to Trudeau Airport in Montreal, on June 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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The Montreal Trudeau International Airport is cracking down on picnickers at its plane-spotting park, fearing hungry birds will collide with landing or departing aircraft.

Montreal’s main airport is the only one in Canada with its own observation park, Anne-Sophie Hamel, spokesperson for the airport, said Monday. But Jacques-de-Lesseps Park has become a victim of its popularity, she added.