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Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (IATA: YUL, ICAO: CYUL) (French: Aéroport international Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau de Montréal) or Montréal-Trudeau, formerly known as Montréal-Dorval International Airport, located in the city of Dorval, on the island of Montréal, is an international airport serving Montréal, Québec, Canada. It is located 20km from the downtown core. It is one of four Air Canada hubs. The airport is managed and operated by Aéroports de Montréal (ADM), a non-profit corporation without share capital. It is the busiest airport in the province of Québec, and the busiest in Canada with 72,408,804 passengers and 813,403 aircraft movements in 2006. It is the third busiest airport by number of passengers and second by number of aircraft movements in the world. It is one of 8 major Canadian airports with United States border preclearance.

Airlines servicing Trudeau offer flights to Africa, Asia, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Oceania the United States, Mexico and other destinations within Canada. It is the only Canadian airport that offers non-stop service to Africa and it also contains the 2nd largest duty free shop in North America.

The airport is headquarters for several airlines: Air Canada, the country's largest; Air Transat, Canadian Airlines, Skyservice and Jetsgo.

The airport completed a CAD$716 million expansion plan that enables the terminal to have a capacity of 90 million passengers per year.

History

Early days

The Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport overview.

The birth of Dorval Airport goes back to the beginning of the 1940s. At the time, it was becoming clear that the Saint-Hubert Airport (Montreal's first official airport, in operation since 1927) could no longer meet the city's growing aviation needs. The Minister of Transport purchased the land at the Dorval Race Track, thus ensuring the best possible location for the new airport.

Montréal-Dorval International Airport went into operation on September 1, 1941 with three paved runways. By 1946, the airport was already hosting more than a quarter of a million passengers a year. This number grew to more than a million by the mid-1950s. At the time, it was the busiest airport in Canada. Dorval played an important role in the development of transatlantic aviation. It was primarily chosen as an airport because of good weather and few foggy days. During World War II it was the major transit point for departures to Europe. Thousands of Allied aircraft passed through Dorval on the way to England. Women - the WACs (Women's Air Corps) - played a major role in transiting aircraft to the war theatres by way of Dorval. At one time Dorval was the major transatlantic hub for commercial aviation and the busiest airport in Canada with airlines such as British Overseas Airways Corporation (B.O.A.C) landing at Dorval en route to New York.

Growth

In November of 1960, the airport was renamed Aéroport international Dorval de Montréal. On December 15 of that year, the Minister of Transport inaugurated a new 30 million dollar terminal. It was the largest terminal in Canada and one of the biggest in the world. Montréal-Dorval International Airport was the gateway to Canada for all European air traffic, serving more than two million passengers a year.

Eight years later, Montréal-Dorval International Airport underwent a major expansion program. Given the expected increase in air traffic and restrictions on airport development in urban environments, the Canadian government decided to construct a new airport in Sainte-Scholastique (Mirabel). International flights were to be transferred to the new airport in 1975.

The opening and closing of Mirabel Airport

On November 29, 1975, Montréal-Mirabel International Airport went into service. With an operations zone of 7,000 hectares and a buffer zone of 29,000 hectares, it became the largest airport in the world. All international flights, and many connecting flights to major Canadian centres, were transferred to Montréal-Mirabel International Airport. Twenty-three international airlines moved their overseas activities to Montréal-Mirabel International Airport. As a consequence, the mission of Montréal-Dorval International Airport was redefined to encompass domestic flights and flights to the United States. In the years that followed, a new economy emerged on a continental scale. Montreal's economic decline in the late 1970s and 1980s had a significant effect on the airport's traffic, as international flights shifted away from Dorval to Toronto Pearson in more prosperous Toronto. Ironically, the Trudeau government had recently developed Mirabel Airport north of Montreal to handle an expected growth in international traffic, and, eventually, to replace Dorval. That extra traffic never materialized, and due to its closer proximity to downtown Montreal, all scheduled air services have now returned to Dorval/Trudeau, while Mirabel has ceased passenger operations and can be considered a colossal failure.

Back to Montreal-Dorval, renaissance

With all international scheduled flights going back to Montreal-Dorval in 1997, as well as charter flights in 2004, Montreal-Dorval International Airport was finally able to become a true hub, where passengers wouldn't have to travel to different airports depending on the type of flight. The consolidation of flights to Montreal-Dorval resulted in an increase of passenger traffic, not only because of transfer of flights, but because of new connecting opportunities. In 2000, 45.7 million passengers used the airport at a time when the maximum capacity was 35 million. In 2006, the airport handled 68.4 million passengers, a new record. By 2020, Montreal-Trudeau Airport is expecting to see over 100 million passengers annually.


Operation Yellow Ribbon

On September 11, 2001, Dorval participated in Operation Yellow Ribbon, taking in 10 diverted flights that had been bound for the closed airspace over the United States, even though pilots were asked to avoid the airport as a security measure.

Renaming

Montréal-Trudeau was formerly known as Montréal-Dorval International Airport. It is located in the city of Dorval. The airport was renamed by the federal government in honour of former Canadian Prime Minister, the late Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau, on January 1, 2004, the renaming having been announced in September the previous year. This move provoked opposition from some Québécois, especially Quebec sovereignists opposed to some of the policies of the former prime minister, as well as less vocal opposition from many aviation historians and enthusiasts who recalled Trudeau's role as an opponent of the airport. Trudeau was heavily involved in the construction of Mirabel International Airport, originally planned to replace Montréal-Dorval airport. Many Montrealers still refer to Trudeau airport as "Dorval," or "Dorval Airport."

On June 15, 2006 construction began on a new four-star Marriott hotel at the airport. It will be linked to the Transborder Terminal and should be completed by 2008. It will eventually contain an underground train station to connect it with downtown Montreal for quick access.

Expansion

Other Projects

Starting in 2006, ADM began the next process of land access to upgrade road traffic to the airport, a new parking garage, and the improvement of the domestic terminal.

On June 15, 2006 construction began on a new four-star Marriott hotel at the airport. It will be linked to the Transborder Terminal and should be completed by 2008. It will eventually contain an underground train station to connect it with downtown Montreal for quick access.

On November 30, 2006, ADM announced plans to relocate numerous hangars at the western part of the airport in order to expand the Transborder and some International terminals. The Transborder terminal will be upgraded to 55 boarding gates, while the International terminal 3 will be reconfigured to accommodate 35 wide-body jets at any given time. Construction is slated to begin in 2007. When all upgrades are complete the airport will be able to accommodate 90 million passengers annually.

Dorval interchange

Aéroports de Montréal, the City of Montreal and Transports Québec, together with the Government of Canada, are planning to improve the Dorval interchange and build direct road links between the airport and highways 20 and 520. Once the certificate of authorization has been obtained, work is scheduled to begin in 2007 and end in 2009. The project will entail redesigning the roads network within the airport site.

Rail shuttle between Montréal-Trudeau and Downtown Montreal

Aéroports de Montréal is planning to introduce an express rail shuttle service to accelerate access to the airport from the downtown core. This 20-km-long shuttle, with departures every 20 minutes, would make the trip in under 20 minutes, rain or shine. To this end, ADM, Via Rail and the Agence métropolitaine de transport have jointly developed a wide-ranging proposal that includes the enhancement of commuter train and inter-city train service between Central Station and the West Island of Montreal.

Airbus A380

The last round of construction improved Montréal-Trudeau so that it is one of the few airports in the world that is prepared to handle the new Airbus A380. Air France will be the first operator of the type in Montreal and will use gate 55, which is equipped with two air bridges to load and unload passengers on both decks of the A-380 simultaneously.

Possible Metro Expansion

In 2007, during an interview with television crews on the opening of three new Montreal Metro stations in Laval, Quebec, Premier Jean Charest was asked if there were any plans to expand the metro west, preferably into the West Island. Charest responded that he was keen on the idea of it being expanded to at least Dorval, to serve Montreal-Trudeau and help better connect Montreal's West Island community with downtown and the rest of the island. He claims the west is their number one expansion priority.

Terminals and destinations

Montréal-Trudeau offers airline services airports worldwide, on 6 continents, the highest number of any Canadian airport and is one of the most connected airport in the world.

Terminal 1

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An Air Transat A310 lifts off a runway.

Terminal 2 (Air Canada)

  • Air Canada
    • International: (Algiers, Amsterdam, Antigua, Athens, Aruba, Barbados, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Bermuda, Bogotá, Brussels, Budapest, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cairo [seasonal], Cancún, Caracas, Casablanca, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo del Sur, Copenhagen, Cozumel, Delhi , Dublin, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Grand Cayman, Guangzhou, Havana, Holguin, Hong Kong, Kiev, Kingston, La Romana, Las Palmas, Los Cabos, Lima, Lisbon, London-Heathrow, Madrid, Manchester (UK) [seasonal], Mexico City, Milan-Malpensa, Montego Bay, Munich, Nassau, Oslo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Port au Prince, Port of Spain, Prague, Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Quito, Rome-Fiumicino, San José (CR), San José del Cabo, Santiago, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Shannon [seasonal], St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Stockholm, Sydney, Tenerife-Sur Reina, Tel Aviv, Tokyo-Narita, Varadero, Venice, Vienna, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Zürich)
    • United States: (Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Honolulu, Houston-Intercontinental, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Maui, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, New York-LaGuardia, Omaha, Orlando, Palm Beach, Palm Springs, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Sarasota/Bradenton, Seattle/Tacoma, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Tampa, Washington-Reagan)
    • Domestic: (Calgary, Deer Lake, Edmonton, Gander, Halifax, Ottawa, Regina, St. John's (NL), Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria)
  • Air Canada Jazz
    • Domestic: (Bagotville, Baie-Comeau, Bathurst, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Halifax, Hamilton, London (ON), Magdalen Islands, Moncton, Mont-Joli, Ottawa, Québec City, Rouyn-Noranda, Saint John (NB), Sydney (NS), Toronto-Pearson, Val-d'Or, Winnipeg)
    • United States: (Atlanta, Bangor, Boston, Buffalo, Burlington, Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Newark, Ocean City, Oklahoma City, Saint Louis, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan)
    • Air Canada Jazz operated by Air Georgian (Hartford, Plattsburgh)

Terminal 3

Terminal 4

Terminal 5

Terminal 6(US)

Terminal 7

  • Air Transat
    • International: (Acapulco, Alexandroupolis, Ancona, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Bologna, Bordeaux, Brussels, Camaguey, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Dublin, Edinburgh, Florence, Fort-de-France, Frankfurt, Genoa, Glasgow, Holguin, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Romana, Lima, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, Lyon, Madrid, Malaga, Managua, Marseilles, Montego Bay, Naples, Nantes, Newcastle, Nice, Panama City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paros, Pisa, Porlamar, Port-au-Prince, Porto, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Reggio Calabria, Rome-Fiumicino, Samana, San Jose, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, San Andres Islands, San Salvador, Santorini, Shannon, South Yorkshire, St. Maarten, Thessaloniki, Toulouse, Turin, Warsaw, Valencia, Varadero, Verona, Vienna)
    • United States: (Atlantic City, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Oakland, Ontario(CA), Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach)
    • Domestic: (Halifax, Quebec City, Toronto-Pearson)
  • Jetsgo (Cancún, Cayo Coco, Cozumel, Havana, La Romana, Manzanillo, Puerto Plata, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, Santo Domingo, Varadero)
  • Skyservice
    • Central America/The Caribbean: (Acapulco, Bahias de Huatulco, Belize City, Bridgetown, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Cozumel, Holguin, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Kingston, La Romana, Liberia, Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Mérida, Montego Bay, Nassau, Oranjestad, Porlamar, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San José del Cabo, Samana, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, St. George's, Trinidad and Tobago, Varadero, Willemstad)
    • Skyservice operated by MyTravel Airways
    • Europe: (Arrecife, Belgrade, Faro, Lajes, Lamezia Terme, Lisbon, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Pescara, Ponta Delgada, Porto, Rome, Trieste, Venice, Zagreb)
  • Sunwing Airlines (Acapulco, Camaguey, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cienfuegos, Holguin, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Panama City, Santiago de Cuba, Varadero)
  • WestJet (La Ceiba, La Romana, Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta, San Salvador (El Salvador), San Salvador (Bahamas), Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, Santo Domingo)
  • Zoom Airlines (Acapulco, Belfast, Camaguey, Cancun, La Romana, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Porlamar, Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, St. Maarten, Varadero)

Terminal 8

An Air Canada Airbus A319 at Gate 5A.
  • Air Creebec (Chibougamau, Nemiscau, Roberval, Val-d'Or)
  • Air Georgian (Kingston (ON), Saint John)
  • Air Inuit (Kuujjuarapik, Puvirnituq, Québec City, La Grande, Salluit)
  • Air Labrador (Goose Bay, Québec City, Sept-Îles, St. John's)
  • Canadian Airlines
    • International: (Amsterdam, Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Frankfurt , Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London-Heathrow, Manila, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan-Malpensa, Nadi, Nagoya, Osaka, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rio de Janeiro, Rome-Fiumicino, Santiago, Sao Paulo, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo-Narita, Vienna, Zurich)
    • United States: (Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, Erie, Fort Lauderdale, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-LGA, Orange County, Orlando, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Washington-Dulles)
    • Domestic: (Calgary, Charlo, Churchill, Deer Lake, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Fredericton, Goose Bay, Halifax, Iqaluit, Moncton, Ottawa, Regina, Stephenville, St. John's, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Wabush, Winnipeg, Yellowknife)
  • Canadian North (Calgary, Ottawa)
  • First Air (Iqaluit, Kuujjuaq)
  • Harmony Airways (Toronto, Vancouver)
  • Jetsgo (Abbotsford, Calgary, Charlottetown, Edmonton, Halifax, Moncton, Ottawa, Quebec City, St. John's, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg)
  • Porter Airlines (Halifax, Toronto-City Centre)
  • Provincial Airlines (St. John's, Sept-Îles, Wabush)
  • Sunwing Airlines (Calgary, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
  • WestJet (Abbotsford, Calgary, Charlottetown, Deer Lake, Edmonton, Halifax, Kelowna, Moncton, Ottawa, Saint John’s, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg)

Incidents

  • November 29, 1963: Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashed shortly after departure for Toronto, killing all 118 people on board the Douglas DC-8 jet.
  • June 2, 1982: a Douglas DC-9 jet exploded during a maintenance period in Montreal, Quebec. No deaths.
  • July 23, 1983: Air Canada Flight 143, a Boeing 767 flight originating in Dorval, made an emergency landing in Gimli, Manitoba after running out of fuel. No one was injured, and the incident became known as the Gimli Glider.
  • June 23 1985: Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747-100 enroute from Montreal to London Heathrow Airport was blown up by a terrorist bomb off the coast of Ireland, killing 307 passengers and 22 crew.
  • January 21 1995: Royal Air Maroc Flight 205, a Boeing 747-400 preparing to depart for New York and Casablanca, was being deiced by Canadian Airlines ground staff, while its engines were running. Due to a communications error, the pilot believed deicing was complete and started taxiing forward. Two deicing vehicles that were still in place in front of both horizontal stabilizers were knocked down, causing a fatal freefall for three deicing crew members and serious injuries to the two drivers.[1]
  • On August 24,2001, Air Transat Flight 236, en route from Montreal to Lisbon with 306 crew and passengers, had to make an emergency landing in theAzores without engine power after running out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean.[3] The aircraft safely landed at Lajes Air Base, on the island of Terceira. The aircraft was evacuated in 90 seconds. None of the 306 passengers and crew were seriously injured in the incident. The cause of the fuel loss was an incompatible component - designed for a different type of aircraft - installed the plane's fuel system by an Air Transat maintenance worker. It was later found that there was a ruptured fuel line that occurred and nobody knew that this would happen. As a result, Air Transat took passengers to Lisbon on an a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar and theA330 had new fuel tank monitoring systems.
  • On October 23, 2003, an Air France Boeing 747 flying from Paris to Montreal failed to stop and ran off the runway. The rear third of the plane burst into flames. The flames had engulfed the whole plane by 18:00 except the cockpit and the wings. There were 43 injuries, none serious, and no fatalities.
  • On November 24 2006: Westjet Flight 506 ran off the end of runway in a snow storm. The plane failed to stop at the end of runway 24R and came to stop on Pitfield street killing two on the ground but no fatalities on the plane.
  • On January 6 2007: KLM flight 671 failed to stop and collided with a Air Canada Jazz Dash 8. The plane ran off the end of the runway. There were 89 injuries, none serious, and no fatalities.

Controversy

The airport has started covering and preventing usage of public electrical outlets to prevent people from charging / using their laptops and other mobile devices. Ironically the airport offers several pay WiFi hotspots. [3]

See also

References

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  3. ^ http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/27/montreal_airport_den.html


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