Air Canada Opens First Premium Lounge at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- Joe Breitfeller
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Air Canada has today announced the opening of their first premium lounge experience at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. The new 97-seat Air Canada Café offers eligible guests a locally inspired setting to relax, work, and recharge before boarding.
On Tuesday (June 16, 2026), Air Canada announced the opening of their newest Air Canada Café at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), introducing the first dedicated premium lounge experience to the airport’s terminal. The new 97-seat Air Canada Café, operated in partnership with Plaza Premium, offers eligible guests a modern, locally inspired space to relax, work or recharge before their flight. The new lounge also features menus that celebrate Québec City’s heritage, culture, and renowned ‘art de vivre.’ This location marks the seventh Air Canada Café, deepening the airline’s investment in the premium customer experience in Québec, and expanding the successful café concept as part of their multi-year global lounge modernization program.
In Tuesday’s announcement, Air Canada’s Managing Director – Product & Services, Jacqueline Harkness, said,
“Travellers love Québec City for its food, charm and character. With this new Air Canada Café, we’ve created a space that feels like a love letter to the city – warm, calm, and inspired by its rich and unique character. Québec City is one of Canada’s great treasures, and we’re proud to bring a little taste of its magic into the travel experience.”
Also commenting on the new lounge opening, of Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport’s (YQB) President and CEO, Stéphane Poirier, said,
“The opening of the brand-new Air Canada Café is fully in line with our commitment to offering an ever more welcoming and distinctive experience to travellers who choose to fly from our airport. We are proud to partner with Air Canada and Plaza Premium Group in welcoming this popular and unique lounge concept. We are also pleased to count on these valued partners to help us develop a modern, attractive airport that meets our passengers’ expectations.”
Plaza Premium Group’s EVP – North America, Eric Pateman, added,
“We are immensely proud to debut this space at YQB—a unique hybrid lounge that brings together a premium common-use experience and world-class service. This opening celebrates our continued partnership and a shared vision to innovate, collaborate, and truly make travel better.”
Reflecting Air Canada’s newly introduced ‘Glowing Hearted’ design philosophy, the new Air Canada Café blends inspiration from Québec’s natural landscape and the charm and character of the Québec City region to create an atmosphere of calm and comfort. The space is anchored by two significant works from celebrated Québecois and Canadian artists. These include Flow, a vibrant abstraction in acrylic, oil and ink on canvas by the award-winning abstract artist Antonietta Grassi, and 1982, a colorful, geometric acrylic on linen by visual artist and novelist Douglas Coupland.
The Air Canada Café’s menu features locally sourced products and items developed with Québec-based and Indigenous partners, celebrating the city and region’s rich character. The café features a full self-service station with hot and cold menu items to be enjoyed on site. The menu also caters to a range of dietary preferences and is supported by comprehensive allergen labelling.
Menu selections include signature breakfast pancakes with maple butter, fleur de sel, and Sigewigus pumpkin seed spread sourced from the Mi'gmaq Nation of Gespeg Indigenous community. Guests can also enjoy fresh, locally sourced ingredients at the build-your-own power bowl bar, or a curated selection of local cheeses and artisanal jams. Additionally, the menu features items designed for dietary preferences and restrictions, including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. The full-service bar also offers premium specialty coffee from Lavazza, handcrafted cocktails, featuring la distilleries du Fjord, and beers from local brewery ‘La Souche.’
Air Canada’s new café at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport features 97 seats across the 3,616 square-foot (336-square-metre) premium space, productivity-style seating for working and taking calls, and power at every seat, including USB-C ports with wattage to charge a laptop. Access to the Air Canada Café at YQB is available to eligible domestic customers, including Aeroplan Elite members (50K and above), Star Alliance Gold members, Aeroplan premium co-brand cardholders, and Business Class customers departing on Air Canada and Star Alliance flights from YQB.
Source: Air Canada / Globe Newswire
