Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
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Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (French: Aéroport international Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau de Montréal) or Montréal-Trudeau, in the city of Dorval, on the island of Montreal, is an international airport serving Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the busiest airport in the province of Quebec and the third busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic (after Toronto Pearson and Vancouver International), with 10,892,778 passengers and 208,329 aircraft movements in 2005. The airport serves non-stop destinations on all continents except Oceania and Antartica (which includes Africa, Asia, Central America, South America, Europe, the United States and Canada.) It is also the location headquarters of the country's largest airline, Air Canada which is located between the two parallel runways. Currently, the airport is completing a CAD$700 million expansion plan that will double the capacity of the terminal to 25 million passengers.
History
Dorval played an important role in the development of trans-Atlantic 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 WAC's (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.
Montreal's economic decline in the late 1970's and 1980's 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 has now returned to Dorval/Trudeau, while Mirabel has ceased passenger operation. With Montreal's economic recovery during the late 1990s, traffic at the airport may once again pick up. Mirabel is home to the world's second largest airport in terms of land area.
On September 11, 2001, Dorval participated in Operation Yellow Ribbon taking in 17 diverted flights that had been bound for the then closed airspace over the United States.
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 Quebeckers, especially Quebec sovereigntists opposed to some of the policies of the former Prime Minister, as well as less vocal opposition from many aviation historians and enthusiasts who note Trudeau's historical 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 it as "Dorval," or "Dorval Airport."
In 2005, North America signed an aviation deal that stated the "free skies" act is now possible. This means that an Air Canada flight flying from Montreal to Dallas can land, pick up more passengers and continue to a third destination like Rio de Janeiro, for example. This act will begin to take place in either 2006 or 2007 and when it does become available, Trudeau airport will definitely see an increase in the number of destinations served worldwide.
The last round of construction improved Montreal-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 putting the A380 in service on its daily Paris-Montreal route sometime in 2007. Montreal is expecting to handle two of Air France's A380's and a Air France Boeing 747 every day. Lufthansa will use their Airbus A380 on a North Atlantic route services from Munich to Montreal.
On June 15, 2006 construction began on a new 4-star hotel at the airport. It will be linked to the Transborder Terminal and should be completed by 2008. It will contain an underground train station that connects it with Downtown Montreal for quick access.
Film history
On December 13, 2005, Trudeau airport was featured on the reality TV series The Amazing Race. Teams arrived at the airport from Toronto on Air Canada and from Minneapolis on Northwest Airlines, before heading to tourist attractions downtown.Accidents
November 29, 1963: McDonnell Douglas DC-8 stalled on takeoff. All 118 lives were lost on board. It was the first crash of an Air Canada flight and was one of the worst air disasters in Canadian history.
On June 2nd 1982, Maintenance crews accidentally left the centre fuel pumps running during maintenance on an Air Canada McDonnell Douglas DC-9, causing the pumps to overheat and ignite the fuel, leading to an explosion. No one was injured.
Terminals and destinations
Trudeau Airport serves 114 destinations worldwide, making it one of the most connected airports in Canada and North America.International Terminal
- Air Canada (Barbados, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Frankfurt, Havana, Holguin, London-Heathrow, Mexico City, Montego Bay, Nassau, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Pointe-à-Pitre, Port-au-Prince, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, San Juan, Varadero)
- Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Air Saint-Pierre (Halifax, Miquelon, Moncton, Saint-Pierre, St. John's)
- Air Transat (Acapulco, Athens, Bordeaux, Brussels, Camaguey, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Fort-de-France, Holguin, Ixtapa, La Ceiba, La Romana, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, Lyon, Madrid, Managua, Manzanillo (CU), Manzanillo (MX), Marseilles, Montego Bay, Nantes, Nice, Panama City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Porlamar, Port-au-Prince, Porto, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Rome-Fiumicino, San Andres Island, San Jose, San Salvador, Santa Clara, Santiago, Santo Domingo, St. Maarten, Toulouse, Varadero)
- All Nippon Airways (Tokyo [seasonal])
- British Airways (London-Heathrow)
- Canjet (St. Maarten)
- Corsair (Paris-Orly [seasonal])
- Czech Airlines (Prague)
- Cubana Airlines (Camaguey, Havana, Varadero)
- EgyptAir (Cairo)
- Iberworld (Madrid [seasonal])
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
- Lufthansa (Munich)
- Mexicana (Mexico City)
- Olympic Airlines (Athens)
- Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)
- Sata International (Ponta Delgada)
- Swiss International Air Lines (Zürich)
- Skyservice (Agadir, Bahias de Huatulco, Camaguey, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Fort Lauderdale, Holguin, Huatulco, La Romana, Liberia, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Miami, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Santa Maria, Varadero)
- Thomas Cook Airlines (London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK))
- Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)
- Volga-Dnepr Airlines (Moscow)
- Westjet (La Ceiba, Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta, San Salvador, Santa Clara, Santiago)
- Zoom Airlines (La Romana, London-Gatwick, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
Transborder Terminal (US)
Trudeau is one of 8 Canadian Airports that has US Border Pre-clearance facilities.
- Air Canada (Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando, San Francisco, Tampa, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan)
- * Air Canada Jazz (Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Newark, Washington-Dulles)
- * Air Canada Jazz operated by Air Georgian (Hartford)
- Air Transat (Fort Lauderdale, Orlando)
- American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK)
- * American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, New York-JFK)
- CanJet (Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach)
- Continental Airlines
- * Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Newark)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
- * Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- * Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia)
- Northwest Airlines (Detroit)
- * Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit)
- * Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- United Airlines
- * United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles)
- US Airways (Philadelphia)
- * US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Philadelphia)
- WestJet (Fort Lauderdale, Orlando)
Domestic Terminal
- Air Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Moncton, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg, Vancouver)
- * Air Canada Jazz (Bagotville, Baie-Comeau, Bathurst, Charlottetown, Deer Lake, Fredericton, Gaspé, Halifax, Hamilton, Iles de La Madeleine, London (ON), Moncton, Mont-Joli, Ottawa, Quebec City, Rouyn-Noranda, Saint John, St. John's, Sydney (NS), Toronto-City Centre, Toronto-Pearson, Val-d'Or, Winnipeg)
- Air Creebec (Chibougamau, Roberval, Val-d'Or)
- Air Georgian (Saint John)
- Air Inuit (Kuujjuarapik, La Grande, Salluit)
- Air Labrador (Goose Bay, St. John's)
- CanJet (Halifax)
- First Air (Kuujjuaq)
- Westjet (Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver)
Work Underway
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is undergoing a major expansion and modernization designed to increase the terminal's capacity and substantially enhance the level of passenger service.Launched in 2000 with a budget of $716 million, the expansion program includes the construction of several brand-new facilities, including a jetty for flights to the United States (Transborder Terminal), another for overseas flights (International Terminal) and a huge international arrivals complex for passengers arriving in Canada from the U.S. and abroad. The major part of this program is now completed and passengers are enjoying the comfort, space and user-friendliness of the new facilities. On the other hand, the on-going modernization program calls for the refurbishing of several sections of the existing terminal, including the check-in area on the departures level and the public halls on the arrivals level.
As of 2006, the International Terminal, the Transborder Terminal and the International Arrivals complex have been completed all within the budget. Starting in 2006, ADM will begin the next process of land access to upgrade road traffic to the airport, a new parking garage, the improvement of the domestic terminal and the construction of a new hotel. Each year, Trudeau airport sees an increase in the number of passengers and aircraft that use it. In 2000, 9.4 million passengers used the airport at a time when the maximum capacity was 7 million. By 2020, Montreal is expecting to see over 20 million passengers annually.
Aéroports de Montréal is financing all of these improvements itself, with no government grants.
Facts of Interest
Pierre Elliott-Trudeau International airport is a main hub for both Air Canada and Air Transat. It's also used as a southern base of operations for First Air, which bases its maintenance at Ottawa/Carp Airport. It's also a secondary hub for Air Saint-Pierre and Air Georgian. In 2006, Zoom Airlines established Montreal-Trudeau as their primary hub.Montreal-Trudeau is the world's second busiest airport of a French-speaking city after Charles-de-Gaulle International in Paris.
At one point, it was the busiest airport in Canada and the third busiest in North America after Chicago's O'Hare airport and New York's JFK. Today, it ranks 31st in terms of passenger traffic in North America.
Montreal-Trudeau is the only airport in Canada with 2 airport control towers.
Montreal-Trudeau serves more international destinations than any other Canadian airport.
Montreal-Trudeau is the only airport in Canada that has flights to Africa, which include Cairo and Casablanca.
Over 30,000 passengers and nearly 600 flights begin and terminate their travel at Montreal-Trudeau every day.
It is ranked among the 100 busiest airports in the world, currently sitting at #99.
See also
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