Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge

Great lounge experience

Hi everyone. Am traveling through Winnipeg and spending a 2.5 hour layover in the Air Canada lounge. The serving staff were excellent and I sincerely appreciate their hard work to make everyone comfortable. My complaint with this lounge is that there is a four chair seated area in front of the only large flat screen TV. When my traveling colleague and I arrived the TV had sports playing. With no one else in this small area we requested that the sports be changed to a News channel as we were tracking several national and international current events. The staff at the front desk of the lounge denied our request to change to a News channel. I was directed to a small TV in the food court area where people could stand and see news if they wished. I travel all over Canada and overseas and this is the first lounge that had this type of policy. It was disappointing especially given that no one else came into the "sports" viewing area for the 2.5 hrs stay. Please try and follow other example in other lounges.

Lounge is comfortable but often over crowded. Montreal lounge offers a hot meal (pizza) but no vegetarian option. Was told that this week is chicken pizza. Not sure why two options aren’t available

Great place to relax if you have a long wait for connecting flights.
For a small fee or membership, First Class boarding pass, food drinks, .great lounge area. Once in side everything is free.

This is a nice lounge. Go left after security. While it appears small, it's not overcrowded and you can find a peaceful place to sit. Food is fresh, service is good and there are lots of magazines to pass the time. Thanks Air Canada 👍