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REVIEW – Air Canada : Maple Leaf Business Class Lounge, Frankfurt

Air Canada (AC)

  • Location: Frankfurt (FRA)
  • Class: Business
  • Access:
    • Passengers ticketed in First and Business Class on any Star Alliance Carrier
    • Star Alliance Gold Card holders
  • Date: April 2015


Like a live lobster placed in a freezer, I continued my slow descent into the icy clutches of the fate that awaited me.

What a fall from grace.
Singapore Suites to Singapore regular First Class to Singapore Business and now I found myself waiting to gain entry to one of LH’s many functional J lounges.

My onward flight to LHR was on Lufthansa Economy. I had thought that an intercontinental Business Class boarding pass would grant me entry to the lounge. I would have a shower, eat breakfast and print my boarding pass there.

The pompous little receptionist delighted in telling me that if I wanted to gain access perhaps I should pay for business class…

So now I found myself with no boarding pass, no lounge and two hours until wheels up.

Thankfully I still had another option…

 


Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge – Frankfurt Airport (FRA)


At the desk to the Air Canada Lounge I was warmly greeted by the receptionist. “A Singapore Airlines business class customer? Of course, please, welcome to the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge!”

Wow. Not only were the staff super friendly, the lounge was nearly empty, filled with delicious food, beautifully decorated and had runway views!

SIN FRA LHR 50 - REVIEW - Air Canada : Maple Leaf Business Class Lounge, Frankfurt

20 power points for 8 seats and an awesome flame statue?

SIN FRA LHR 51 - REVIEW - Air Canada : Maple Leaf Business Class Lounge, Frankfurt

I really like how the lounge is broken up into various areas, they all fit the central colour scheme but offer very different styles of seating.

SIN FRA LHR 54 - REVIEW - Air Canada : Maple Leaf Business Class Lounge, Frankfurt

My first stop upon entering the lounge.

Now I will admit that I was pretty effing jet lagged at this stage and had just gone through an emotional rollercoaster with the lounge entry and the thought of a day in the office looming large, however I could have sworn that this machine played classical music as it made coffee.

If anyone can verify this for me, it’d be great to confirm that I didn’t go nuts.

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I like how they had water jugs with sliced lemons in them. I abstained but it was funny to see how many dudes in suits were plowing back beverages from the far end of the drinks area at 8am.

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All the carbs you could ever want. Bonus points for the pastry cups intended for use as scrambled egg receptacles

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Seriously. ALL the carbs.

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Thankfully there was also some fresh fruit and cold cuts to counterbalance the carb festival. Bonus points for TG Whalejet views.

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My breakfast. The bechamel scrambled eggs were spectacular. Best I’ve ever had. This breakfast was so good, I had it three times over

I really enjoyed the Air Canada lounge. It did get busier as time wore on but was cleaned constantly and dishes were replenished well before they ran out. Also, the design made the space feel a lot less busy than it would have felt had the seats all been placed in unbroken rows – as tends to be the case in AA or BA lounges.

Also, I cannot emphasise enough how much it helps having views of the outside world when trying to adjust your body clock.


Lufthansa LH904
Frankfurt (FRA) – London Heathrow (LHR)
Duration: 1h40m
Aircraft: Airbus A321
Seat: 26F (Economy Class) !!!


Not much to report here. Y is Y. Boarding was quick. The FAs were more friendly than I was expecting. Better than a lot of BA short haul crews.

SIN FRA LHR 59 - REVIEW - Air Canada : Maple Leaf Business Class Lounge, Frankfurt
I had the best seat on the plane. The guy next to me tried to convince me that he should have his seat instead as he had booked an exit row. Yeah, sure I’ll take your middle seat with no extra leg room. Good idea.