--=======B4E4991======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-68D62FCF; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit For a considerable time after the start of North Atlantic commercial service at the end of WWII, Montreal was Canada's only entry point. Lufthansa started service in 1956, I believe, with L-1049G Super Constellations, en route to Chicago. Someone else may know when they stopped serving Montreal, presumably in favour of Toronto. Robin > Montreal has a fairly large population from Lebanon, both Christian and > Muslim. Over 10,000 Lebanese arrived in Montreal in the 1990s alone, and > among countries of birth for all immigrants in Montreal, Lebanon ranks > 5th (Italy is #1). The Beirut service has been rumoured for a while, and > if any city can support it, it's Montreal. >Does this also mark the first time that Lufti will have regular service to >Montreal? > >Matthew :) > > --=======B4E4991======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-68D62FCF Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release Date: 2/25/2003 --=======B4E4991=======--