Review: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in St. Johns (YYT), Newfoundland

During last couple of visits to St. John’s, I never gave myself enough time at the airport to visit the Air Canada lounge St. John’s. I finally managed to arrive with an hour to spare and soak in all that the lounge has to offer.

Location and Access

The Air Canada lounge St. John’s (YYT) in Newfoundland is located on level 2, above gates 1-2. The lounge serves both domestic and International passengers.

As per Air Canada’s policies, following passengers can access the lounge;

The self scan and enter system at the lounge is pretty nifty. A few taps on the screen, scan your boarding pass and the gates open to welcome you in the lounge.

Self Serve: Scan and Enter system

With a self serve scan and access system, it was no surprise to see a few folks walk-in behind others without scanning their boarding passes. The one staff member in the lounge was a hawk (in a good way) and did a spectacular job of politely asking them to scan and enter the premises.

Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge – St. John’s (YYT), Newfoundland

The lounge. No really, I mean this was it (pic below), the entire lounge seating. For a lounge that serves domestic and international passengers, it was very small and crowded. While I was lucky to grab a seat, many others that followed did not. That I was there in August/September, which is a peak tourist season, may have exaggerated the capacity constraints.

Having said that the lounge itself was clean, well lit and inviting with great views of the runway.

Air Canada Maple Leaf lounge in St. John’s Newfoundland – Canada

Seating with clear views of the runway

Air Canada Maple Leaf lounge – St. John’s Newfoundland

For a small lounge, the drinks options were aplenty. Food situation was more the Soup and Salad kind, which is quite adequate. Great by North American business lounge standards.

The self serve bar was easily the spot to be, it served the full array of wine, beer and liquor.

Food options included, Kale and Quinoa salads, hummus and Guacamole with Nacho chips. And Chicken Noodle Soup to keep company.

The Air Canada charging stations which are now a staple at every Maple leaf Lounge is pretty handy and something I find myself making use of on a regular basis.

Air Canada phone charging station

The reading section was light but with a weak stocked bar and fridge, not many seem to care 😉 The lounge also included a four station business centre with printing facilities.

Magazine station and a well stocked fridge

Take Away

Another Maple leaf lounge checked off from my list. At first the lounge did seem rather crammed and constrained but factoring in the seasonal nature of the business on the island, it is safe to assume that the lounge is adequate for most needs. Air Canada lounge St. John’s follows the Maple Leaf branding closely and does a great job in serving the warm hearted Newfie’s and their guests.