Dec 2, 2017, 8:59 pm
Last edit by: canadiancow
As per AC Signature Suite page - July 2, 2021
* Air Canada Signature Class customers travelling on an Air Canada-operated flight (to Europe, Asia and South America) originally booked and ticketed in the following booking classes will be eligible for access to the Air Canada Signature Suite: J, C, D, Z, P. Only Aeroplan flight rewards booked as a Business Class Flexible Reward or a First Class Flexible Reward in J, C, D, Z, P, I booking classes are eligible for access. All bookings in R class (including, but not limited to, eUpgrades, Last-Minute Upgrades, and AC Bid Upgrades), Aeroplan flight rewards booked as a Business Class Lowest Reward or a First Class Lowest Reward, Star Alliance Upgrade Awards, Business Class flight rewards booked and ticketed by partner airlines, and I (including Star Alliance Upgrade Awards), as well as bookings made during irregular operations where the customer was not originally booked and confirmed in one of the eligible booking classes, will be excluded. Eligible customers may not invite guests. Access to the Air Canada Signature Suite is not available to customers travelling on promotional tickets or employees.
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/fly/premium-services/signature-suite.html
canadiancow's photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/0nui9iIVxRH5nczi1
Video of Signature Suite along with menus and food shots. https://youtu.be/QDdKM735n3k
* Air Canada Signature Class customers travelling on an Air Canada-operated flight (to Europe, Asia and South America) originally booked and ticketed in the following booking classes will be eligible for access to the Air Canada Signature Suite: J, C, D, Z, P. Only Aeroplan flight rewards booked as a Business Class Flexible Reward or a First Class Flexible Reward in J, C, D, Z, P, I booking classes are eligible for access. All bookings in R class (including, but not limited to, eUpgrades, Last-Minute Upgrades, and AC Bid Upgrades), Aeroplan flight rewards booked as a Business Class Lowest Reward or a First Class Lowest Reward, Star Alliance Upgrade Awards, Business Class flight rewards booked and ticketed by partner airlines, and I (including Star Alliance Upgrade Awards), as well as bookings made during irregular operations where the customer was not originally booked and confirmed in one of the eligible booking classes, will be excluded. Eligible customers may not invite guests. Access to the Air Canada Signature Suite is not available to customers travelling on promotional tickets or employees.
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/fly/premium-services/signature-suite.html
canadiancow's photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/0nui9iIVxRH5nczi1
Video of Signature Suite along with menus and food shots. https://youtu.be/QDdKM735n3k
New VIP lounge YYZ int'l: Air Canada Signature Suite
Feb 16, 2019, 3:52 am
#1516
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Actually the Domonimonte red is very good. Why can’t they have similar wines on board?
Feb 16, 2019, 7:28 am
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Feb 16, 2019, 11:15 pm
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The Signature Suite burger is significantly better than the Hawksworth restaurant burger.
Feb 17, 2019, 5:32 am
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From buffet
Burger
Beet apple sald
Here are a few recent photos.
Feb 18, 2019, 10:35 pm
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Feb 18, 2019, 10:55 pm
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No disputes here, nor thoughts of exaggeration; it's not unreasonable to expect a large lounge with a commercial kitchen and professional chefs can produce finer plates than some porta-meals mass-produced in a warehouse, shrink-wrapped, chilled, trucked, loaded and eventually reheated in an airborne microwave. Airlines do the best they can to serve edible food under challenging conditions, but they simply can't compare to ground-based venues.
Mar 7, 2019, 12:29 pm
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I have an upcoming flight in paid J, FCO-YYZ-SFO - Air Canada's app is showing that I will have access to the Signature Suite, but per their terms, that doesn't seem to be the case. Any insight? Worth trying anyway or no?
Mar 7, 2019, 12:40 pm
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No disputes here, nor thoughts of exaggeration; it's not unreasonable to expect a large lounge with a commercial kitchen and professional chefs can produce finer plates than some porta-meals mass-produced in a warehouse, shrink-wrapped, chilled, trucked, loaded and eventually reheated in an airborne microwave. Airlines do the best they can to serve edible food under challenging conditions, but they simply can't compare to ground-based venues.
Mar 7, 2019, 12:40 pm
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You won't have physical access to even attempt entry.
Mar 7, 2019, 12:42 pm
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The app has errors and even those on international tickets to Asia etc, that depart YYZ but connect in YVR do not have access, partly for logistical reasons.
The YYZ international, domestic and trans-border (TB) departure areas are separate. When you arrive from FCO, you will not have access and you will be going through U.S. Connections where you will have access to AC's TB Maple Leaf Lounge (MLL).
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Last edited by 24left; Mar 7, 2019 at 5:45 pm Reason: spelling
Mar 15, 2019, 10:14 am
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Hi all - don't suppose there's been any change in the access rules? Wife and I are flying in J through YYZ on AC to Europe. I am in paid J and her on Aeroplan biz reward, same flights. I am fully expecting answer to be I am allowed in but she is not, but wondered if any different experiences.
Wife is encouraging me to go in alone and hang out by myself and enjoy it for a bit but I don't think that's wise on my part LOL. Jokes aside it wouldn't be half as fun without her anyway.
Wife is encouraging me to go in alone and hang out by myself and enjoy it for a bit but I don't think that's wise on my part LOL. Jokes aside it wouldn't be half as fun without her anyway.
Mar 15, 2019, 10:16 am
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Hi all - don't suppose there's been any change in the access rules? Wife and I are flying in J through YYZ on AC to Europe. I am in paid J and her on Aeroplan biz reward, same flights. I am fully expecting answer to be I am allowed in but she is not, but wondered if any different experiences.
Wife is encouraging me to go in alone and hang out by myself and enjoy it for a bit but I don't think that's wise on my part LOL. Jokes aside it wouldn't be half as fun without her anyway.
Wife is encouraging me to go in alone and hang out by myself and enjoy it for a bit but I don't think that's wise on my part LOL. Jokes aside it wouldn't be half as fun without her anyway.
Mar 15, 2019, 10:18 am
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Hi all - don't suppose there's been any change in the access rules? Wife and I are flying in J through YYZ on AC to Europe. I am in paid J and her on Aeroplan biz reward, same flights. I am fully expecting answer to be I am allowed in but she is not, but wondered if any different experiences.
Wife is encouraging me to go in alone and hang out by myself and enjoy it for a bit but I don't think that's wise on my part LOL. Jokes aside it wouldn't be half as fun without her anyway.
Wife is encouraging me to go in alone and hang out by myself and enjoy it for a bit but I don't think that's wise on my part LOL. Jokes aside it wouldn't be half as fun without her anyway.
Same scenario happened to us not long ago. My wife truly insisted I should not miss the dinner in the lounge, and she was obviously sincere. So I ended up going and she was graceful about it. That occasionally when she wqould be on a reward and I upgrading, she would end up in front while I was in the back on connection on other airlines admittedly may have been a consideration. 
