OurAirports: Comments on Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

[CYUL] "Hard airport to love" by david

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:53:58 -0400

Comment by @david on Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Canada:

This is a hard airport to love, which is sad, since it serves one of North America's nicest cities. Everything seems to be badly organized: when you transfer from an international flight to a domestic one, you have to exit and reenter security, which is non-trivial when you might have to line up for an hour. In customs, they keep opening and reopening dividers to make new lines, so people who've just gotten off a plane might be let through ahead of people who have been waiting 20 minutes. The whole airport seems a bit dingy and run-down, there's not much good food (in *Montreal's* airport!!!), and nothing's particularly well organized.

I wouldn't use YUL as a connector airport if I had the choice, but if you're visiting Montreal itself, it's worth putting up with the hassle to visit such a great city. If you're coming from Toronto, though, take the train instead.

[CYUL] "Visiting pilots" by philippe

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:53:00 -0400

Comment by @philippe on Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Canada:

Dorval Aviation, a flight school located on the field, can rent you a C172 to fly around the area following a short rental checkout with an instructor. A C172 floatplane is also available on the river northeast of Montreal.

[CYUL] "Poor food" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:56:31 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Canada:

Montreal's a great city for food, but don't bother with the airport -- there's not much there, especially once you're through security. Bring something with you.

[CYUL] "Intl/domestic transfers" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:55:43 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Canada:

They make you go out into the public area and then line up for security again when transferring from an international to a domestic flight -- it can be pretty frustrating when the security lineup is long and you have a tight connection.

[CYUL] "Landing fees" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:51:13 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Canada:

Unfortunately, CYUL has brought in landing fees for private planes as of 2007. I think it's around $40 or so even for a light single (!!!).