Montreal Dorval Check in areas ARE THE WORSE in the industry
Jun 1, 2004, 11:38 am
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Montreal Dorval Check in areas ARE THE WORSE in the industry
1= Very Crowded With No Space To Walk
2=no Place To Sit For Family Members Or Friends Dropping You Off
3=air Canada Business Class Check In Looks Like A Bus Station
4=air Canada 's Kiosk Drop Off...anybody Gets In
5=transborder Check In...nobody At Business Class
6=very Very Bad Lighting
7=international Check In Looks Like 3rd World Country
2=no Place To Sit For Family Members Or Friends Dropping You Off
3=air Canada Business Class Check In Looks Like A Bus Station
4=air Canada 's Kiosk Drop Off...anybody Gets In
5=transborder Check In...nobody At Business Class
6=very Very Bad Lighting
7=international Check In Looks Like 3rd World Country
Jun 1, 2004, 12:44 pm
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I guess the Domestic AC Check-in at YUL is the last space to be rennovated at that terminal. I know it has never been very attractive, and is always crowded and chaotic. Back when CP and AC merged, for several months it was weird to watch the crowds and overworked staff at the AC end of check-in, while a few meters away, the CP desks were virtually empty and an oasis of civility. Of course, work rules, etc. meant that CP staffers could not offer a hand to AC staffers, nor could they check AC passengers in because the computer systems were not yet merged.
Talk about a snake swallowing a pig, it really seems that this past three years has been just that, and finally the lump is disintegrating. AC will be down to close to the size it was before taking over CP, and rational operating economies can finally be realized. But while that is nice to say, it also means major life changes for several thousand former CP and AC employees.
Talk about a snake swallowing a pig, it really seems that this past three years has been just that, and finally the lump is disintegrating. AC will be down to close to the size it was before taking over CP, and rational operating economies can finally be realized. But while that is nice to say, it also means major life changes for several thousand former CP and AC employees.
Jun 1, 2004, 1:43 pm
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Montreal Dorval Check in areas ARE THE WORSE in the industry
Just like your english
(just giving you a hard time )
I never thought much of it either, but then again, I don't spend much time in the check-in area.
Just like your english
(just giving you a hard time )I never thought much of it either, but then again, I don't spend much time in the check-in area.
Jun 2, 2004, 3:53 pm
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Dorval v. Trudeau.
Whenever I had a cnx or a dep from Dorval, it went smoothly and without problem. I even managed to help rebook 15 people when we checked in for our flight 20 minutes before takeoff for free without any hassle or any bag going missing
My last cnx (and it will be my last cnx until renos are done) at Trudeau was a nightmare.
I blame it solely on the name change. [Oh Alberta!]
My last cnx (and it will be my last cnx until renos are done) at Trudeau was a nightmare.
I blame it solely on the name change.
[Oh Alberta!]
Jun 3, 2004, 5:43 am
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Originally Posted by B1
Wasn't there something with a name like "l'aeroport Mirabel" that was supposed to be a big improvement on YUL? If YUL is getting you down, see if things are better at the other.
Wait til a plane crash in the new residential developments near YUL...
Jun 3, 2004, 12:25 pm
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No big deal if using automated kiosks
Since I'm using AC automated kiosks (and the related fast bag check in) I never stayed long enought to complain about it. ^
BTW, I noticed now there are only one clerk/two lines at the express bag checking lines. (We now scan ouself the boarding pass in order to print the bag sticker).
Eric
BTW, I noticed now there are only one clerk/two lines at the express bag checking lines. (We now scan ouself the boarding pass in order to print the bag sticker).
Eric