[Dan416]

I think that's more than a rumor: it's obvious. The T1 international zone is a madhouse in the evening. Not just insufficient gates, but the gate areas themselves are far too small to accommodate multiple 300-400 passenger aircraft loading up at once.

100%. For a relatively new terminal, it seems way too overcrowded. I realize it's not brand new, but the layout or something is just bad.

 

[vatche]

So time to expand quickly . How can they grow if there’s no room left. Yul is packed too . There’s a disconnect between AC and the airports it seems

 

[ShonTron]

My spouse had a conference in Naples last month, and so of course I went along as well. Booking AC, the way there was Toronto-Munich-Naples with a Lufthansa City connection. On the way back was Naples-YUL-YYZ. That was a very full flight.

In the mid afternoon on a Sunday, YUL was rammed with flights arriving from Europe and the US, with a 45 minute wait to get through customs and immigration. Thankfully, there was a separate CBSA line and area for Canadian connections which only had a few minutes’ delay. It’s been a long time since going through YUL, so that was a very welcome surprise.

 

[evandyk]

I wonder why Naples-Montreal might be a lucrative route?

https://www.amazon.ca/Sixth-Family-Collapse-Mafia-Rizzuto/dp/0470837535

Particularly timely with the announcement that they're finally going to build that bridge to Sicily!

 

[Tim MacDonald]

100%. For a relatively new terminal, it seems way too overcrowded. I realize it's not brand new, but the layout or something is just bad.

That terminal is not as new as you think. It opened 21 years ago. Time to build out a new pier.

 

[vatche]

Connections are always quicker I’ve noticed even through yyz