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October 2026

Roundup
Air Canada's Toronto Signature Suite is closed until December, and affected flyers get a return pass
The restaurant-style lounge at Pearson gate E77 shut on September 30 to expand into the former Plaza Premium space next door. Business class flyers get a priority queue at the Maple Leaf Lounge and a voucher good until 2028.
Oct 6, 2026By Lounge Frog Editorial
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Emirates' $13.6 million-a-lounge redesign: Frankfurt, Munich and Manchester done, Istanbul due this month
Emirates is spending more than AED 50 million per lounge on a new signature design. Three are open, Mauritius and Istanbul are next, and the access rules have not changed.
Oct 6, 2026By Lounge Frog Editorial
Roundup
Mastercard's first Asian airport lounge is open in Hong Kong, and from October most cardholders pay $85
Taste by Priceless opened near gate 40 at HKG on August 5. Only World Legend cards get in free; World Elite and World Mastercard holders now pay US$85 a head, which puts it up against some strong free alternatives.
Oct 6, 2026By Lounge Frog Editorial
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Cathay's rebuilt Wing First is five months old and oneworld Emeralds are still locked out
The Wing, First reopened in April after an 11-month rebuild with table-service dining and free massages. The "temporary" ban on oneworld Emerald members has not lifted, and Cathay will not say when it will.
Oct 6, 2026By Lounge Frog Editorial
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Economy Flyers Can Buy Lounge Day Passes. Elite Status Doesn't Own the Room.
Paid lounge access is hardly new. The legitimate complaint is overcrowding and uncertain admission, not the seat number on another guest's boarding pass.
Oct 5, 2026By Lounge Frog Editorial

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