New Lounge at YTZ - Aspire | Air Canada Cafe
May 31, 2023, 10:46 pm
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New Lounge at YTZ - Aspire | Air Canada Cafe
See screenshot from main AC page. Link has no info on this though…..
May 31, 2023, 11:03 pm
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May 31, 2023, 11:07 pm
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May 31, 2023, 11:16 pm
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Though I was not expecting "Aspire | Air Canada Cafe".
Jun 1, 2023, 7:40 am
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YTZ Aspire Cafe
Jun 1, 2023, 7:44 am
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How disappointing. This is certainly a contrast against the good 'ol days when all passengers at YTZ would have access to a defacto Café regardless of class of service (I don't know whether to call it the Porter Café or Air Canada Café but the offerings were similar).
Jun 1, 2023, 7:51 am
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Moderator note: posts up to here we carved out from the recent broader discussion about upcoming AC lounge plans.
Jun 1, 2023, 9:12 am
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A lot of investment for just a few flights a day out of YTZ. With the Aspire partnership will be interested to see if there will be a path to entry for those flying Porter. I don't have any flights out of YTZ planned, but am arriving on one in August, guessing if they call it a Cafe they won't have access on arrival.
Jun 1, 2023, 9:30 am
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A lot of investment for just a few flights a day out of YTZ. With the Aspire partnership will be interested to see if there will be a path to entry for those flying Porter. I don't have any flights out of YTZ planned, but am arriving on one in August, guessing if they call it a Cafe they won't have access on arrival.
The Aspire Lounge at Toronto City Airport will be open to all airport passengers regardless of airline or travel class.
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Jun 1, 2023, 10:09 am
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Low-cost and quick for AC, given that this is Aspire's lounge and they're just buying access. Still not sure I see the value proposition given the limited service out of Bishop (which I believe is further being curtailed this summer?), but I guess worth it for attracting business flyers on the YUL route.
Looking forward to checking it out on my next flight out of YTZ this weekend.
Looking forward to checking it out on my next flight out of YTZ this weekend.
Jun 1, 2023, 10:37 am
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Jun 1, 2023, 10:55 am
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Is that the press release from months ago that said it would be opening months ago, or something more recent?