Air Canada today officially launched its Air Canada City Shuttle service, connecting downtown Montr\u00e9al and Montr\u00e9al-Trudeau International Airport (YUL).<\/p>\n
For $9 CAD one way, Air Canada will shuttle passengers directly between the Palais des congr\u00e8s de Montr\u00e9al downtown and the departures level at YUL. Anyone under 15 years old can ride for free with an accompanying adult.<\/p>\n
Air Canada will run the service 37 times daily, with departures leaving every 15 minutes during peak morning hours (4:45 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.), and every 30 minutes until 9:00 p.m. From the airport, departures run every 15 minutes from 5:15 a.m. to 6:45 a.m., and every 30 minutes thereafter until 10:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
If the bus is delayed, Air Canada will offer passengers complimentary flight rebooking options.<\/p>\n
The airline said the goal is to \u201cprovide more predictable travel times between downtown Montr\u00e9al and YUL,\u201d which can sometimes be a big issue for travelers flying out of YUL. Traffic on routes into the airport, includingAutoroute 20 and the D\u00e9carie Expressway, can fluctuate wildly. The bus will also be able to use the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) and reserved bus lanes on the route and a dedicated entrance at the airport, which can cut transit time. <\/p>\n
Beyond the Montr\u00e9al service, The Landline Company\u2014which partners with Air Canada\u2014offers similar regional connections from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to six Ontario markets: Hamilton, Kitchener\/Waterloo, Kingston, Sarnia, Muskoka, and Niagara. <\/p>\n
In the U.S., Landline collaborates with American Airlines for \u201ctarmac-to-tarmac\u201d regional connections out of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Allentown, Atlantic City, Trenton, Wilmington, and Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton, as well as out of Chicago O\u2019Hare (ORD) to South Bend and Rockford. The company also operates regional airport connections out of Denver International Airport (DEN) to Northern Colorado and Minneapolis\u2013St. Paul (MSP) to Duluth, the latter in partnership with Sun Country Airlines. <\/p>\n