Aspire Amex Lounge opens at Calgary Airport, to open at Montreal Airport in 2027
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Background ✨
Aspire Executive Lounges opened a 3700sqft lounge at Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in partnership with American Express, described as the airport's first common-use lounge at the domestic pier and the first Amex co-branded lounge in Canada.1 Air Canada also opened a refurbished Maple Leaf Lounge in the airport's domestic terminal.2 At YYC Calgary International Airport, WestJet and Swissport Aspire Executive Lounges opened a co-branded garden lounge extension, adding 90 seats and lifting capacity to 216.3