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Old Sep 19, 2016 | 8:56 pm
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Originally Posted by ls17031
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
The intercity coaches suck. The one I was on had no WiFi; not sure if any have WiFi. Passenger needs to fish their bags out after getting off adding extra time. Windows don't open for ventilation. Also nothing to request stop.
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