Originally Posted by
Antonio8069
Unfortunately, this bus has now become the victim of its own success.
It is so popular that on Sept 1 at 8 pm, there were 150 passengers waiting in line to board. The driver created a scene when he announced he only had room for passengers w/o luggage! Practically, that meant airport staff boarded while FTs waited.
Going to the airport, it is also crowded. I took the bus from Jeanne Mance and there were no seats nor any room on the luggage rack. It took one hour in construction and that is a long time to stand.
Any chance the city will add more buses?
Late August and early September is always a busy time for the 747 due to that period being the busiest time at YUL. For example, this past Tuesday was the busiest day of the year in terms of passenger arrivals and departures.
There is good news however! The STM (note that the City of Montréal doesn't have a say in transit operations) just added about a dozen inter-city type busses to supplement the fleet of urban 747 busses. These new units seat about 40 passengers and carry the luggage in holds under the floor. They're slowly coming on line as a driver group is trained on the new equipment. This should alleviate some of the issues at peak periods. The busses are even equipped with Wifi and restrooms.
As for the construction... Well that's just part of life in Montréal. She be a cruel mistress at times
