Sapphire Reserve cardholders can now access select Air Canada lounges

the Reserve Chase Sapphire® is one of our favorites travel card and offers great travel benefits, including several Best lounge access.

This week, Chase expanded its lounge offerings. Sapphire Reserve cardholders now have access to select Air Canada Maple Leaf lounges worldwide.

How to enter the Air Canada Maple Leaf lounge

the Chase Sapphire Sanctuary had some of the best lounge access with Priority card Select member and access Chase Sapphire Lounge. Now, nearly two dozen lounges have been added to its already impressive network.

Chase said:

Relax at select Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges and Air Canada Cafes in the United States, Canada and Europe. To enter the participating lounge, present your Sapphire Reserve Card and a same-day departure ticket or eligible boarding pass for a flight operated by Air Canada or a Star Alliance member airline.

It’s important to note that you do not need to register to receive this additional lounge benefit.

Which lounge can I access?

Reserve sapphire Cardholders will have access to 20 Air Canada Maple Leaf lounges at 16 airports around the world, according to Canadian Airlines:

• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, Terminal 6 (reopening in November)
• LaGuardia Airport (LGA) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, Terminal B East Concourse
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, Terminal 2
• Frankfurt Airport (FRA) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
• Heathrow Airport (LHR) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
• Calgary International Airport (YYC) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
• Edmonton International Airport (YEG) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
• Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
• Ottawa International Airport (YOW) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
• Regina International Airport (YQR) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
• St. John (YYT) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
• Saskatoon International Airport (YXE) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
• Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge and Air Canada Cafe for domestic departures, Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge and Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Express for U.S. departures, Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge (excluding including Air Canada Signature Suite) for international departures
• Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) — Aspire Air Canada Coffee Shop
• Vancouver International Airport (YVR) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge for domestic departures, Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge for departures from the United States, Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge (excluding Air Canada Signature Suite) for international departures
• Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG) — Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge

It’s important to note that these lounges are not covered by Priority Pass and admission is based on capacity.

Furthermore, the standard two-guest free admission policy to Priority Pass and Sapphire lounges does not apply to these Air Canada Maple Leaf lounges — free access is reserved for cardholders or users only authorized.

Travelers can join with a cardholder for $59 USD for US locations, $59 Canadian for Canadian locations, 59 euros for EU locations or £59 for location in the UK.

Bottom line

Whenever additional lounges are added to the card, it will be an additional bonus for the cardholder. With the addition of select Air Canada Maple Leaf lounges, Chase is closing the gap between its lounge portfolio and American Express Global Lounge Collection.

While the lounges are primarily at major international airports, this addition gives cardholders the ability to fly on Air Canada or another Star Alliance additional airline options and that’s always a bonus, especially with current lounge overcrowding and wait times.

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