The Canadian government cleared around 324 square kilometres of farmland to build Mirabel International Airport, and planners were expecting as many as 60 million passengers a year

An airport which uprooted thousands of locals and was projected to be the world's biggest was abandoned and ultimately left to rot after a string of setbacks.

Back in 1969, the Canadian government cleared around 324 square kilometres of farmland - displacing around 10,000 local residents - to build Mirabel International Airport, dreaming of a mega-hub that would serve Montreal and beyond - boasting six terminals and six runways. The airport opened in October 1975, just in time for the Montreal Olympics, and at the time planners were expecting as many as 60 million passengers a year by 2010.

But instead of boo

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