MONTREAL – Air Canada has announced the grand opening of a Maple Leaf Lounge at Newark Liberty International Airport, the airline’s third lounge in the United States.

Conveniently located beyond security near Air Canada gates, the new Newark Liberty International Airport lounge is open to eligible Air Canada and Star Alliance customers and features refreshments, complimentary Wi-Fi and work facilities.

“Air Canada is pleased to provide eligible Air Canada and Star Alliance customers a new Maple Leaf Lounge at Newark Liberty airport. We recognize that business and premium customers have additional requirements, including the need for a quiet place to work while travelling, and our new Maple Leaf Lounge is designed with this in mind. The new lounge also compliments our Boeing 787 Newark-Vancouver service featuring our Business Class – Transcontinental product, with lie flat suites in Business Class,” said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada.

Air Canada also operates lounges in New York City at LaGuardia Airport, and at Los Angeles International Airport. In total, the airline offers premium passengers access to 22 Maple Leaf Lounges around the world, and will soon be opening the new Montreal International Maple Leaf Lounge in November 2016. An expanded Vancouver International Maple Leaf Lounge will follow soon after in summer 2017, along with a new Saskatoon domestic Maple Leaf Lounge in fall 2017. Refurbishments are planned for its domestic Maple Leaf Lounges at Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver next year.