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:
Here is the complete list of Plaza Premium lounges that will rejoin the Priority Pass network as of June 20, 2023:
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.
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:
As you can see, in addition to the Plaza Premium Lounges, Platinum Cardmembers or Business Platinum Cardmembers have access to many lounges worldwide.
Savings are here:
