Review: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Cross Border, YUL

Updated May 31, 2024
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Lounge Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
Terminal Transfontal
Country Canada
City Montreal
To the point This Air Canada Maple Leaf has everything you could ask for: quiet, plenty of space to sit and work, excellent light and views on the tarmac, an open buffet, and a pleasant lounge before starting a trip to the United States. Discover our photos in this report.

Lounge presentation: the only transborder terminal

At Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, YUL, there is an Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in the international terminal and several other lounges, including the National Bank World Mastercard Lounge, available to Priority Pass members.

Within the transborder terminal, there is only one: the Maple Leaf lounge of Air Canada. Unfortunately – or fortunately say those who can enter – this one is not accessible to Priority Pass members.

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Practical information

Access criteria for this lounge Air Canada Maple Leaf

To access this Air Canada Maple Leaf lounge for free, you must either:

  • Travel in business class
  • Be a member of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Club
  • Be an American Express Aeroplan Cardholder (Prestige Card, Platinum Card or Business Platinum Card)

In addition, if you are travelling on a prime aérienne Aeroplan, and your card Visa Infinite, Visa Infinite Privilege is linked to your Aeroplan account, you will be able to access it free of charge (a limit of annual access by your card ).

Lounge Location

The transborder terminal is located between doors 72 and 73. Our day’s flight departed for Las Vegas from Gate 73, next to the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge.

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Lounge Schedule

This lounge is open according to the flight schedule from Canada to the United States from 4:30 am to 7:30 pm.

Visit the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in pictures

Seating and Rest Areas

The lounge areas are multiple and well distributed with different types of leather chairs depending on whether you want to eat, rest or work. As you can see, this lounge is not crowded in the early morning, it’s comforting!

High counters are available as offices with all necessary connections.

The living room offers a beautiful view of the tarmac thanks to its large windows that provide excellent light. We really appreciate this view from the living room!

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Food and Drinks

You can choose to sit at one of the square tables for 2 people or even at the central bar. And a buffet to start the day with everything you need for lunch.

General impression of the lounge

This Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge offers everything you want before a flight: calm, plenty of space to rest or work, a lovely light and views of the tarmac, an open buffet… in short, a pleasant lounge before starting a trip to the United States.

For more information on this lounge, visit the Montreal Airport website.

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