Originally Posted by eastwest
Generally crews are allowed to travel as they please while on layover. There are exceptions based on security or health situations (HKG and SARS for example) though. You can find info about crew hotels, and favorite crew bars etc using google in most cases. Air crew are usually quite fun, find a bar where they hang out and go hoist a pint with them!
You wouldn't know except if they said they were airline crew. All if not most of the airlines specify they thier crews CANNOT wear there uniform in a alcohol serving establishment. Especially if drinking alcohol.
But since it's closed (to become McGill dorms ) the Renaissance Montreal used to have a _lot_ of crews- kinda surprising, as it was a bit East and North of the "downtown" hotels, so farther away from YUL.
I believe the Jetsgo and Swiss crews still stay there. CSA crew might, but like OA who also goes via YUL, they might just fly PRG-YUL-YYZ and then the next day YYZ-YUL-PRG.