Trudeau Airport Lineups Long, But Moving

U.S.-bound travellers at Vancouver International Airport line-up to go through customs prior to boarding their flights Sunday, December 27, 2009. Photograph by: Jason Payne, The Province

From The CBC:

Lineups were long but moving at Montreal's Trudeau airport Monday, as a result of increased security measures.

New restrictions and heightened security procedures were put in place after a Nigerian man was charged with trying to destroy a plane during a transatlantic flight on Friday.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had travelled from Nigeria to Amsterdam, and then on to Detroit, allegedly with an explosive device attached to his body.

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More News On Airline Delays

Security measures in place at Trudeau airport -- CTV
New security measures delay flights Monday -- Montreal Gazette
Pearson airport lineups easing -- CBC
Delays, cancellations continue at Canadian airports -- National Post
Longer lineups on tap at Ottawa's airport -- CTV

New $300M U.S. Departure Wing At Trudeau Airport

The interior of the new United States departure sector of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport was unveiled by th Aéroports de Montréal. Photograph by: MARIE-FRANCE COALLIER, The Gazette

From The Montreal Gazette:

MONTREAL ­ For travellers who have suffered the indignities of lengthy lines in cramped quarters while schlepping luggage through customs and security at Trudeau International Airport, there is cause for hope.

Aéroports de Montréal unveiled its state-of-the-art, $300-million departures area for travellers headed to the United States, opening for service Wednesday morning. The airy, glass-fronted building situated at the far end of the airport for travellers driving into the departures area has 50-per cent-greater capacity at its check-in, security and customs facilities. Accompanied by a rejigging of the security process that authorities say makes it one of the most sophisticated systems in the world, passage to the boarding gate is promised to be much quicker.

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New U.S. Departures Area At Trudeau Airport

The new U.S. departures area at Trudeau Airport will open on Wednesday, August 19, 2009.

From CTV News:

The new U.S. departures area at Trudeau Airport will be open to the public on Wednesday.

Montreal's airport authority, Aeroports de Montreal, offered the media a preview on Monday.

The revamped section of the airport is part of a $1.5-million renovation plan that has spanned nine years.

This final phase of the long-term project cost $300,000.

The new area is more than 18,000 square metres. It has doubled in capacity, and now features 58 traditional check-in counter stations and 48 self-serve check-in kiosks.

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Air Canada Warns Of Delays At Trudeau Airport

Construction near Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and the Dorval circle Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Photograph by: John Kenney, The Gazette

From The Montreal Gazette:

MONTREAL - Canada’s major airline has issued a travel advisory to passengers travelling via Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to budget for travel delays caused by construction around the airport.

“Air Canada advises customers with flights at Montreal-Trudeau Airport, to allow extra time to access and exit the airport, particularly during rush hours, due to major road construction under way until the end of July,” reads a bulletin sent out on June 29.

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Airport Rail Shuttle Expected By 2015

The Dorval train station has commuter and cargo rail lines in Montreal, Januay 10, 2008. A light rail has been proposed from downtown to the airport and it is proposed cargo and commuter no longer share tracks. Photograph by: Marcos Townsend, Montreal Gazette

From The Montreal Gazette:

Would link with downtown; Route, cost estimates to be known in June, transportation executives say

The long-discussed train shuttle between downtown and Trudeau airport should be in place in four to six years, the two executives overseeing the project said yesterday.

A key question - whether the train will take CN tracks to and from Central Station, or CP tracks with the Lucien L'Allier station as its downtown base - will be answered by June, said James Cherry, chief executive of the Aéroports de Montréal, and Joël Gauthier, CEO of the Agence métropolitaine de transport.

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New Airport Regulations

Trudeau will be the first Canadian airport to comply with new American security standards.

From CTV:

There will apparently be some procedural changes when Trudeau Airport opens its new U.S. section.

Canadian agents will search passengers and scan and photograph their luggage before they get to American customs.

The changes will make Trudeau the first Canadian airport to comply with new American standards.

The new U.S. departures area will open May 20 in a new building, attached to the main one.

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Calgary Airport Surpasses Montreal For Traffic

Montreal Trudeau International Airport

From The Calgary Sun:

The Calgary International Airport is now the third busiest airport in the country.

The Calgary Airport Authority yesterday announced approximately 12.5-million passengers travelled through Calgary in 2008, a 2% increase from 2007.

"The airport is well-positioned to continue to grow and develop as Alberta's economic gateway to the world," said Garth Atkinson, president and CEO of the Calgary Airport Authority.

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