Originally Posted by
YUL_Around_The_World
should someone do for instance YOW -> YYZ -> BRU ... or YOW -> YUL -> BRU ... and not "Should you avoid BRU at all" ... if you fly AC to BRU (YYZ or YUL) .. you'll end up in the same customs ...
Schengen immigration at BRU is brutal. For connecting in Europe I would choose LH or LX 100 times out of 100 over SN.
For O/D traffic, yes of course you end up at the same customs. I prefer to connect in YYZ because it is much better connected by air to YOW than YUL, so unless I am already in YUL for business this is good news for me personally since I do fly to BRU periodically and I'd prefer to be on AC versus SN. Other people may have different preferences obviously.