Transport committee  I would say to you that it may be like that in the contract, but that is not how things work in reality. The reality is that we are all in this together. We have a common goal, which is to serve the passengers and avoid all this. Maybe we can demand a change in the regulations, b

Transport committee  To my knowledge, no. In fact, I found mine.

Transport committee  No. We spoke with the office of the Minister of Transport.

Transport committee  Obviously, after last summer, considerable adjustments were made. The lack of human resources has been addressed. Government agencies such as the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and the Canada Border Services Agency made considerable efforts, as did Nav Canada, where t

Transport committee  We are the ones who bear the costs in these extreme cases, because it is really exceptional. That this kind of situation happens twice in the same year is also rather exceptional.

Transport committee  Our primary responsibility is the proper maintenance of the apron, as well as clearance of the runways. That is entirely our responsibility when there are winter conditions. I'm talking about Montreal here, because we have an average of 56 days of snow per year. So we're used to

Transport committee  The airline makes the decision to take off or not. In fact, it is the pilot who makes that decision.

Transport committee  This is because it is at the very heart of the pilot's job to determine the level of safety according to the facilities, and it is therefore up to them to decide whether to take off or not.

Transport committee  Everyone, according to their field of competence, decides what is safe or not for the passenger. We will never question an airline's decision to deem a situation unsafe. Each of us has our areas of expertise, and we respect each other, absolutely.

Transport committee  Yes, that's correct.

Transport committee  That is your interpretation. For our part, as soon as the word “safety” is uttered, whatever the reason, we do not question the decision.

Transport committee  I'll let the airlines debate this question about their share of responsibility for safety. I will stick to what the airport itself does.

Transport committee  We cannot tamper with that, Ms. Vignola.

Transport committee  A shared responsibility. Putting the luggage on the aircraft is the responsibility of the company, and getting the luggage to the exit door is ours.

Transport committee  Let me make a small correction: we have already recovered the traffic volume that existed before the pandemic. We even have weeks where we exceed that volume. We have had weeks where it was 107% of what it was in 2019. It is clear that in Montreal—I think I can speak for my two