AIR CANADA MAPLE LEAF LOUNGE, FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

With a good 9 hours to spare in Frankfurt, I decided the best course of action would be to find a lounge to work from. Having done my research on Star Alliance lounges in the airport, on arrival from Stockholm at 11am I headed straight to Air Canada’s Maple Leaf Lounge, my office for the day.





This lounge was perfect, and had everything I could’ve possibly needed. The food was tasty and plentiful, the views over the tarmac rocked, and the overall lounge design was very tasteful.

To energize myself for the upcoming workday, I indulged in a plate of chicken biryani with a side of pretzels, gummy bears, chocolate and some Fanta. Fantastic. I was absolutely stuffed after this, although it did power me through many hours of work.



Dining area, which made for a good workspace for five or so hours

I spent the better part of the day sitting on my laptop in the dining area facing a wall. Whilst I was quite productive, I felt a bit silly not taking advantage of the runway views, so I headed over to a lounge chair by the window a few hours before my flight.



View from the AC Lounge - looking over two Lufthansa A340s


Around 5:30pm, I decided it was time to get off the laptop and relax before the flight. No good holiday begins with excessive amounts of work right up until boarding the flight. Right?

To get the holiday cheer going, I grabbed a pint of beer and a pretzel. After all, I was in Germany. This was a perfect complement to the views over the runway, where for the next hour or so I gazed at seemingly countless 747s take off, along with a few other heavies.


Lufthansa 747-8 taking off behind a Condor 757


I must say, the awesome space mixed with good food and great views probably makes this lounge my favorite one I’ve visited so far. And that includes The Pier First at HKG. I can’t wait to return and spend a few more hours drinking beer, eating pretzels and admiring 747s take off.