Originally Posted by
GaryD
It looks like YUL has a separate "security" check just for US flights.
I'm still wondering if the YUL "C" entrance (for US flights) differs from the experience within and from the US.
I presume the "security" requirements are the same worldwide, for flights to the US. But I would be surprised if there aren't some airline/airport/national differences. Vive la difference!
I fly from YUL all the time and can assure you the only major difference to other Canadian checkpoints is that you have to remove your shoes. If you have NEXUS, are handicapped, are a VIP, are an ICAO delegate (!), then you get a special line. There is a NOS but it's not used that much and is, of course, optional. The entrance is separate because the exit from that screening area leads directly to US Immigration.
Overall, it is a completely standard Canadian security experience, and is certainly different in many small ways to what you'd get in the US. Some examples:
There are, to my knowledge, no exemptions for kids and old people. On the other hand, nobody barks at you to do anything. They will scan your boarding pass at least four times between entering the screening line to exiting immigration. You will have to pass through a duty free shop reeking of perfume before you get to the gate area. They once sold Kinder Eggs in the US departures area.
