YUL: Just made it

I guess what goes around comes around.

That same carry-on luggage that caused me trouble earlier in the week in Zurich (and which was difficult to store on the A330) came back to help me today.

Because I was near the front of the plane when landing in YUL, I was able to get to customs quickly, with minimal queuing. And because I had no checked bags, I did not have to wait at the baggage carousel, which meant I got to the AC connections desk quickly, and before other Ottawa passengers. We landed at 1315 and I had definitely missed my original connection. So they had rebooked me on the 1600 departure. However, she said that if I hurried, and if I didn't have any checked bags, I could maybe make the 1400 flight. So I scampered up to security (where I beeped, had to open the belt, get my shoes scanned, etc, etc). Luckily, there was minimal waiting anywhere and I made it to gate A27 and they were able to squeeze me in... Literally... It's a Dash 8-300. But it'll get me home 2 hours earlier and that's the most important thing.

Soon will come the battle to reconcile all flights with the appropriate number of Aeroplan miles. I am willing to bet that several legs will not have received their mileage.
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