A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit that seeks to decrease noise coming from the airport.

Les Pollues de Montreal-Trudeau, a citizen group formed to push back against noise pollution coming from Trudeau airport, will proceed with a class-action lawsuit, the Quebec Superior Court ruled Wednesday.

Also named in the suit are NAV Canada, which operates Canada's civil air navigation service, and the federal transport agency.

“I've been working since 2006 on that and for me it's a real accomplishment,” said Saint-Laurent resident Roger Trottier, who said ever since Mirabel airport closed, there has been an increase of planes over his home.

“There's always a flight that wakes me up at between 4:30 and 5 in the morning,” he said.

The suit seeks to decrease the noise created by airplanes crossing over areas of Montreal - among them Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Mount-Royal, Saint-Laurent and Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension.

The plaintiffs also seek "reasonable" compensation for the population affected by flight noise.

In the Superior Court ruling, Judge Chantal Tremblay states that "the allegations of the request for authorization and the supporting documentation are sufficient to justify a case against Montreal-Trudeau Airport."

Group president Pierre Lachapelle said the ruling was "good news for the rights of citizens who are subjected to excessive noise, day and night."

Les Pollues de Montreal-Trudeau, a non-profit organization, was founded in 2013 by residents who were primarily concerned with noise and air pollution caused by airplanes.

“During the night, I can't even listen to TV. If we were talking, we'd have to stop talking,” Ahuntsic resident Michel Dion told CTV at the time. He lives 18 kilometres from the airport and said planes end up right over his house, often more than 10 per hour, and sometimes up to midnight.

In 2014, the citizen group launched a fundraising campaign to install noise measuring stations in several boroughs on the island of Montreal.

A petition of more than 3,000 signatures was presented to three deputies of the Chamber of Commons in 2015.

Airport officials have long maintained there is almost the exact same number of departures now as back in 1998, and that modern planes are quieter.

With this ruling, the airport will have to answer questions about takeoffs and landing practices, flight paths and noise concerns.

“The objective is restitution,” said lawyer Gerard Samet.

“I don't want compensation. I want to be able to live normally like everyone else in the Montreal area,” added Trottier.

Montreal’s airport authority Aeroports de Montreal refused to grant interviews Wednesday, saying it's evaluating the situation.

In a statement it said:

"ADM intends to continue to prioritize and rigorously manage the soundscape in collaboration with its partners to promote a balance between air operations and coexistence with the community."