Plaza Premium airport lounges: Access restored for Priority Pass members

Updated Sep 17, 2024
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Plaza Premium Lounge Featured
To the point Two years after Plaza Premium airport lounges were withdrawn from the program, they are once again available to Priority Pass members.

Plaza Premium lounges return to the Priority Pass network

Just two years ago, Priority Pass announced the list of 57 Plaza Premium lounges removed from the network worldwide. Canada was struck, with 15 Plaza Premium lounges becoming inaccessible in Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton.

Today, Priority Pass is announcing the gradual reintegration of most of the Plaza Premium lounges that had been removed from the network in two stages:

Here is the complete list of Plaza Premium lounges that will rejoin the Priority Pass network as of June 6, 2023:

Continent Country Airport
Africa Ethiopia Addis Ababa Bole International
Asia Pacific Hong Kong Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok International
Asia Pacific Macau Macau International
Asia Pacific Taiwan Taipei Taoyuan International
Asia Pacific Philippines Cebu Mactan International
Asia Pacific Cambodia Phnom Penh International Airport
Asia Pacific Cambodia Siem Reap Angkor International Airport
Asia Pacific Singapore Singapore Changi International
Continental Europe Turkey Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport
Middle East United Arab Emirates Dubai International
Middle East Saudi Arabia Dammam King Fahd International Airport
Middle East Saudi Arabia Riyadh King Khalid International Airport
Middle East Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz Jeddah International Airport
North America Canada Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport
North America Canada Vancouver International Airport
North America Canada Edmonton International Airport
North America Canada Winnipeg J.A.Richardson International Airport
North America United States Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
North America United States Orlando International Airport
United Kingdom and Ireland United Kingdom Edinburgh International Airport
United Kingdom and Ireland United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport
United Kingdom and Ireland United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport

Here is the complete list of Plaza Premium lounges that will rejoin the Priority Pass network as of June 20, 2023:

Continent Country Airport
Asia Pacific Australia Brisbane International Airport
Asia Pacific Australia Melbourne
Asia Pacific Australia Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Asia Pacific Australia Adelaide International Airport
Asia Pacific China Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
Asia Pacific China Beijing Daxing International Airport
Asia Pacific Hong Kong Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok International
Asia Pacific Japan Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport
Asia Pacific Taiwan Taipei Songshan
Asia Pacific Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Asia Pacific Malaysia Langkawi International Airport
Asia Pacific Malaysia Penang International Airport
Asia Pacific Philippines Clark International Airport
Continental Europe Finland Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Continental Europe Italy Rome Fiumicino Airport
Continental Europe Hungary Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport
Air France Montreal-Trudeau lounge

A notable exception to this list is the Air France Montreal-Trudeau YUL lounge. If you’d like to access this lounge, please read on.

Credit cards offering access to Plaza Premium lounges

In Canada, all Mastercard and Visa credit cards that previously offered access to the Priority Pass lounge network have been transferred to the DragonPass lounge network.

This is the case, for example, with these popular travel credit cards:

Regarding American Express Canada Cards and the Scotiabank Platinum American Express® Card, these cards already offer direct access to Plaza Premium lounges (without the need for Priority Pass):

And that includes the Air France lounge at Montreal-Trudeau!

As you can see, if you need more than four annual visits in Canada or ten annual visits worldwide, we recommend that you opt for one of the two American Express Canada Platinum cards, which offer unlimited access worldwide.

American Express is a partner of Plaza Premium through the American Express Global Lounge Collection.

Here are the conditions of access for each type of lounge:

Lounge Details
Priority Pass Complimentary and unlimited access for the cardholder AND a guest
1200 lounges worldwide
Executive Lounges by Swissport Complimentary access for the Cardmember and his spouse
2 children under the age of 21

by presenting the Platinum Card
Ex: National Bank Lounge in Montreal, Aspire in Amsterdam, Gatwick…
V.I.P. International Airport Lounge
Jean-Lesage from Quebec City
Complimentary access for the Cardmember and a travel companion
2 children under the age of 18

by presenting the Platinum Card
Plaza Premium Lounges Complimentary access for the Cardmember and his spouse
by presenting the Platinum Card
Ex: Plaza Premium lounges in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg
Delta Sky Club Complimentary access for the cardmember
upon presentation of the Platinum card
and a Delta Airlines boarding pass
Airspace Lounges Complimentary access for the Cardmember and his spouse
2 children under the age of 21

or 2 travel companions
by presenting the Platinum Card
San Diego and Cleveland Airports
Escape Lounges Complimentary access for the cardmember
&
2 travel companions
by presenting the Platinum Card
Oakland Airports, Minneapolis…
The Centurion Lounge Complimentary access for the cardmember
&
2 travel companions
by presenting the Platinum Card
Miami, Las Vegas, La Guardia, San Francisco, Hong Kong
International American Express Lounges
American Express
Complimentary access for the Cardmember

As you can see, in addition to the Plaza Premium Lounges, Platinum Cardmembers or Business Platinum Cardmembers have access to many lounges worldwide.

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Jean-Maximilien Voisine

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Jean-Maximilien, President and Founder of Milesopedia, is a recognized expert in rewards programs, credit cards, and travel in Canada and France. Approaching forty and a father of two, he has travelled to over 100 countries, half of them with his children and his wife, Audrey. Specializing in top loyalty programs like Aeroplan, American Express Membership Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy, he guides travellers to maximize their benefits across North America and Europe.
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