Wideman From United States, joined Feb 2001, 4 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (3 years 1 month 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 533 times:
Just a small modification to the SRC text: Some scheduled flights between the US and Mirabel took place well before 1980. In 1978, I flew YMX-ORD on AF -- they had somehow gotten the right to sell tickets on that route. (At that time, it was common for European carriers to have flights that made two stops in North America -- for example, SN flew BRU-BOS-PHL and BRU-BOS-ATL -- but it was much less common for the Euro carriers to have traffic rights between the 2 N.A. cities.)
Was it at the opening of Mirabel, or was it at some later point, that Gen de Gaulle showed up to make his [in]famous "Vive le Québec libre!" pronouncement?
QB001 From Canada, joined Apr 2000, 2050 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (3 years 1 month 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 521 times:
Quoting Wideman (Reply 1): Was it at the opening of Mirabel, or was it at some later point, that Gen de Gaulle showed up to make his [in]famous "Vive le Québec libre!" pronouncement?
De Gaulle died in 1970.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good theory.
Civilav From Mexico, joined Oct 2004, 327 posts, RR: 18 Reply 3, posted (3 years 1 month 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 429 times:
Quoting Wideman (Reply 1): that Gen de Gaulle showed up to make his [in]famous "Vive le Québec libre!" pronouncement?
As far as I can recall, that "famous" pronouncement by Charles de Gaulle on the balcony of Montreal`s City Hall occurred during his State visit to Canada in July 1967 on the occasion of the city's hosting the World Expo '67 event. Canada was celebrating its centennial as a nation then.
In short, this occurred a full 8 years before Mirabel was inaugurated and at least 5 prior to the Trudeau administration giving the go-ahead to the construction of a great airport that would sadly become a white elephant with time.
Aircellist From Canada, joined Oct 2004, 636 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (3 years 1 month 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 388 times:
"Vive le Québec libre!" was said at the occasion of Expo 67, the world fair held in Montréal. It was said during a discourse from Montréal's city hall's balcony.
Not much about airports in it. The only question relating to air transport is that De Gaulle, if he had come by plane, would have had to land at the capital's airport, Ottawa, but he came by boat, so he could land in Québec city... At the time, this crossing was also meant to be a tribute to the pioneers.
Right after the balcony discourse, however, he was somehow asked to leave ASAP, and took his plane from Dorval!
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