Domestic flight access to the international lounge at YYZ
Nov 13, 2018, 1:13 am
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Domestic flight access to the international lounge at YYZ
Hi I have booked a flight from YYZ to YUL. Does anyone know whether YYZ domestic side and international departure side are connected to each other? Can I go to the International departure lounge instead of the domestic departure lounge?
Nov 13, 2018, 1:44 am
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Unfortunately, the answer to both your questions is no.
Nov 13, 2018, 5:43 am
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Nov 13, 2018, 6:46 am
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With separate security from Domestic and Transborder. It is also considered "sterile" by CBSA, so if you got through there you'd need to clear customs to get to domestic.
Nov 13, 2018, 9:55 am
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AC has been known to object to this.
Plus I wouldn’t want to clear customs after spending time hanging out in case of a long queue. Those machines are not 100% reliable.
Nov 13, 2018, 1:16 pm
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You mean we cannot be Eric Wong (aka drunkcargo)?
And to follow up we (most of us anyway I believe) strongly recommend not gaining access to MLL by use of fully refundable tickets that you cancel after using said lounge.
AC has been known to object to this.
Plus I wouldn’t want to clear customs after spending time hanging out in case of a long queue. Those machines are not 100% reliable.
And to follow up we (most of us anyway I believe) strongly recommend not gaining access to MLL by use of fully refundable tickets that you cancel after using said lounge.
AC has been known to object to this.
Plus I wouldn’t want to clear customs after spending time hanging out in case of a long queue. Those machines are not 100% reliable.
Nov 13, 2018, 3:53 pm
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We refers to the people here who have made reference to ACs reaction to people doing this. Both seriously and less so.
My post, while made slightly tongue in cheek was none the less serious should someone read the chain and think about it as a viable option. Especially as the common sense approach could be to not post about it
I would also question the wisdom of holding two AC tickets for two flights departing the airport likely within a few hours of each other, especially when one is domestic and one international.
While I’m aware of a few situations where this could actually occur, there would normally be more than just two segments booked on say an EYW itinerary
My post, while made slightly tongue in cheek was none the less serious should someone read the chain and think about it as a viable option. Especially as the common sense approach could be to not post about it
I would also question the wisdom of holding two AC tickets for two flights departing the airport likely within a few hours of each other, especially when one is domestic and one international.
While I’m aware of a few situations where this could actually occur, there would normally be more than just two segments booked on say an EYW itinerary
Nov 13, 2018, 7:50 pm
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Is the international MLL even that much better than domestic? It's not like YUL or YVR where there's better food and a bartender who can make cocktails.
Nov 13, 2018, 8:06 pm
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Nov 13, 2018, 9:24 pm
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YYZ international tends to have a couple of more hot options available, but that may mean that Sunday night INTL is good, Thursday night or Friday DOM is bad, and that TB has horrible options on Sunday night.
My survey is hardly fair and random.
My survey is hardly fair and random.
Nov 14, 2018, 9:47 am
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Once I had to cancel an international reservation at YYZ after going through as I was rebooked on another airline to avoid a delay and I was on a B fare so my agent just cancelled the ticket and rebooked me. I just walked back to security and said I had to leave to go to Terminal 3 and they just let me out so I'm curious about that? I know for sure when you enter US Customs you can't return without seeing CSBA but is International the same?
Nov 14, 2018, 10:29 am
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Once I had to cancel an international reservation at YYZ after going through as I was rebooked on another airline to avoid a delay and I was on a B fare so my agent just cancelled the ticket and rebooked me. I just walked back to security and said I had to leave to go to Terminal 3 and they just let me out so I'm curious about that? I know for sure when you enter US Customs you can't return without seeing CSBA but is International the same?
Last edited by RangerNS; Nov 14, 2018 at 10:38 am