I am glad that the merger is off. Because as stated Air Canada would have a 60% share of the canadian market. So less competition and higher fares for travelers. However Air Transat must have a plan B because right now all their activities are on hold. Since the deal has not gone through, they will receive 12,000,000$ from Air Canada so they got to react fast.
The same airplane (An-225) has landed in Mirabel this morning at 7h30 EDT. It carries PPE from China where the flight originated. Then it stopped in Japan then on to Anchorage AK before arriving at YMX. Normally that shipment is sent by ship but it was urgent. Fantastic to see that airplane twice in less than a month.
The people last night that went to the airport to watch the AN-225 were lucky because the airplane was ahead of his schedule by 25 minutes. So the landing took place just before dark. Even if Mirabel is mostly a cargo airport they were hundreds of people who came to see that big bird.
djames225: I just read the article on fliegerfaust.com website. Quote: The Tianjin airport is the only one where the AN-225 is allowed to land in China. That must be the reason why the company is picking up the cargo in that airport
