I was on an international airlines' committee which tried to influence the project. We all said repeatedly that it wasn't wanted and we didn't need and we didn't want PTVs. In fact, most of us wanted to go to Toronto, but some bilaterals required Montreal. We said that if we have to pay for Mirabel, then Ste-Scholastique, some airlines will be forced out of Montreal altogether. I was with Aer Lingus, which did leave though that was more related to the arrival of the B747 as the only aircraft which had a realistic break-even load factor with the then seasonality and fares mix, and it was realistic only on Boston and JFK. The bilateral still requires Shannon-Montreal, while the main traffic flow would be Dublin-Toronto. Since 2002, Air Canada operate Toronto-Shannon-Dublin seasonally with B767s on a waiver basis. Previously, the traffic went mostly on charters and via London, England. Antoin Daltun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Gammon" <jmgammon@sympatico.ca> For international > arrivals, YMX is/was far more efficient than YUL. Hopefully the new > terminal building additions for YUL, which apparently include new arrivals > area for int'l and cross-border, will improve things. > > Mike Gammon >