You're doing it wrong...

[Rosy]

Three flights went off without a hitch. Now, we’re sitting in the plane in Montreal waiting for them to finish loading bags. We’re almost two hours late already. I think it’s just staffing issues.

Edit after the flight: I think we pulled away from the gate 1 hour and 58 minutes late. The issue was in getting our plane from its arrival gate to the departure gate. The plane had come in from Toronto, so apparently it had to be towed from the domestic terminal to the international terminal. If the plane went through the same US customs line we did, it totally explains the delay.

Joking aside, my impression is that Montreal is not a place to fly through unless you have to. I didn’t even get to try the local poutine, as the POS machine at the restaurant wasn’t working, and I only had 50 cents cash in my pocket.

I’ve now flown through six Canadian airports (Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax), and this was by far the worst.

I think all Canadian airports suck for transferring, especially if you're going to or coming from the US. The US airports all have it right where if you've come off a plane, you don't need to go through customs or security again.

 

[Buc]

I think all Canadian airports suck for transferring, especially if you're going to or coming from the US. The US airports all have it right where if you've come off a plane, you don't need to go through customs or security again.

They do that by putting the customs screening in Canadian airports.

 

[Rosy]

They do that by putting the customs screening in Canadian airports.

Why can't Canada have customs screening in US airports?

 

[AuntieDodo]

Neal, I thought you had your own plane?

 

[Neal]

Neal, I thought you had your own plane?

Hindsight!