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If you've got the Chase Sapphire Reserve® (Rates & Fees), we've got good news. Chase has improved the lounge access benefits attached to the Sapphire Reserve. Effective immediately, cardholders can access select Air Canada Maple Leaf lounges. Better yet, lounge access is irrespective of your status with Air Canada or your class of travel, so this enhanced benefit is a big get.
How To Get into Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges With the Sapphire Reserve
To access a participating Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, you need to present the following items at the door:
- Your Sapphire Reserve card.
- A valid same-day boarding pass or ticket on Air Canada or Star Alliance partner.
It's that simple. And to reiterate, you can access these lounges no matter what class you're flying in. So, whether you're flying first class or economy, you can still get in if you show your card at the door and have a valid boarding pass.
Can Sapphire Reserve cardholders bring guests into Maple Leaf Lounges?
Unfortunately, you cannot bring a complimentary guest with you. However, cardholders can pay for guest access as follows:
- Canadian Maple Leaf Lounges: Guest access costs CAD 59.
- U.S Maple Leaf Lounges: Guest access costs $59.
- European Maple Leaf Lounges: Guest access costs £59.
The math changes if your guest is an authorized user on your Sapphire Reserve. Authorized users can get into Maple Leaf Lounges free of charge, but remember that adding an authorized user to this card will cost you $75 annually.
Which Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges Can You Access With the Sapphire Reserve?
Sapphire Reserve cardholders can access the following Air Canada Lounges:
Canada
- Calgary (YYC) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
- Edmonton (YEG) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
- Halifax (YHZ) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
- Ottawa (YOW) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
- Regina (YQR) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
- St. Johns (YYT) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
- Saskatoon (YXE) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
- Toronto Pearson (YYZ)
- Domestic departures – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge and Air Canada Café
- U.S. departures – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge and Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Express
- International departures – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge (excludes Air Canada Signature Suite)
- Toronto Downtown Billy Bishop (YTZ) – Aspire Air Canada Café
- Vancouver (YVR)
- Domestic departures – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
- U.S. departures – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
- International departures – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge (excludes Air Canada Signature Suite)
- Winnipeg (YWG) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
United States
- Los Angeles (LAX) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, Terminal 6 (reopening November 2024)
- New York LaGuardia (LGA) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, Terminal B Eastern Concourse
- San Francisco (SFO) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, Terminal 2
Europe
- Frankfurt (FRA) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
- London Heathrow (LHR) – Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
Related: Best Credit Cards for Airport Lounge Access
Our Take
If you are a Sapphire Reserve cardholder, this latest benefit enhancement is welcome news. You can now access additional lounges in several airports worldwide, courtesy of Chase permitting cardholders to enter Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges. There's something to be said about having choices between lounges; hopefully you have a better chance of finding a space that's not as crowded.
For rates and fees of the cards mentioned in this post, please visit the following links: Chase Sapphire Reserve® (Rates & Fees)
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