The expansion and spiff-up of Dorval’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport continued apace Thursday with the latest addition of retailers, including a Cirque du Soleil boutique and an Archibald Microbrasserie restaurant, in the commercial space.
Pierrette Hade, area manager for French firm LS Travel Retail North America, which owns the Cirque du Soleil shop, said that another will open at the airport next month.
The existing one sells Cirque paraphernalia, including fancy-ball cat masks and skin-tight multicolour tunics similar to the one worn by the contortionist who gave a performance at the launch ceremony. Prices for the masks ranged from $59 to $299, while the tunics were $99.
Hade said that “the Cirque started here in Montreal and this gives it a lot of visibility for travellers.”
The merchandise at Cirque stores is mostly made by the Cirque in Montreal, but are not items that are related to any specific show, she added.
Just before the ceremony began, about 30 airport blue-collar maintenance workers banged drums and shouted slogans during a demonstration.
{ SOURCE: Montreal Gazette | http://goo.gl/zQocM1 }
