plaza premium toronto airport | photo courtesy of plaza premium

Airport Lounges

PAY-IN LOUNGES are first class lounges that are open to ALL travellers - for a relatively small fee. In May 2010 I visited the Plaza Premium Lounges in the Toronto airport (see my blog entry) and I have to say that if you have a layover, a cancelled flight or an early morning check-in and don't have time for breakfast before you leave for the airport, there is good value to be found in some of these lounges.

AIRLINE LOUNGES are first class lounges that have more restrictions for entry. To access these lounges, you must have a first or business class ticket with the airline (or a partner airline) that operates the lounge. Depending on the airline or alliance program, economy ticket holders may be able to purchase a day pass - this is more common in the North American airport lounges.

While all lounges are different, some features that you can expect are:

For the moment, I am only adding information about the lounges that economy ticket travellers can pay to access without having to buy a first or business class ticket.

 

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