Air Canada Cafe Opens Locations in Vancouver and Montreal

Air Canada has opened a new Air Canada Café at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), marking its second Café location for its Domestic customers. It follows the recent opening of a Café at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) in the Transborder sector.

The Air Canada Café at YVR is located on the C concourse near gates 50 and 51 and offers an expanded 84-seat, 4,489-square-foot space. The opening follows the March 24 debut of a second Air Canada, 62 seat Café at YUL, located in the U.S. departures pier at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport.

Anchoring the premium experience in YVR is a full-service bar with specialty barista-made coffees, local craft beers on tap and a selection of local wines including Narrative Red and a sparkling rosé from long-standing partner Okanagan Crush Pad.

The menu at YUL features iconic Montréal classics including smoked meat sandwiches, fresh bagels, and artisanal pastries alongside a vegan soup created by Sagamité Watso, a Québec-based, Indigenous-owned business. The beverage selection celebrates local Québec craftsmanship, with wines from L’Orpailleur Winery, gin from distillerie du Fjord and craft beers from Montreal’s RJ Brasseur brewery.

“With our first Vancouver Café, we celebrated the spirit of the city, and we’re thrilled to deepen that connection with a second and larger Café space that adds more of the features our customers love,” said Jacqueline Harkness, Managing Director, Product & Services at Air Canada.

“The new Vancouver and Montréal Cafés are key parts of our commitment to keep investing in the customer journey. Each is designed to capture the unique spirit of its respective city, and we look forward to welcoming our customers to these new spaces.”

Air Canada says the openings part of airline’s multi-year program to modernize its global lounge network.