Originally Posted by
cova
CO had planned their own lounge at SAN - even to the point that an announcement was made about the opening of a SAN PC (same for MSY). But neither happened.
SAN - just no place to put it. MSY - they had to build an addition on the terminal - then CO moved over by DL. So neither happened. I suspect CO will move at MSY as well over by UA.
One of the reasons I almost bought my first PC membership was the New Orleans announcement. The CRC agents at MSY said that space was absolutely not a reason for CO's decision, rather CO didn't want to fork over the money for a club at MSY once they found out what the price would be. They probably didn't realize the price they were originally quoted was only the "base rate" and didn't include the "tips" to the City of New Orleans and Kenner politicians.
One longtime CRC agent said their MSY club cost DL more per square foot to run than any other of their CRCs. It would be a TOS violation to go into his opinion of Orleans and Jefferson parrish politicians who regularly stopped by to "say hello" and have a drink or ten. Also, talks could have already been underway about reciprocal club use. I had a Priority Pass membership at the time and decided to stay with it that year.
Except when it's crowded, the MSY CRC is one of my favorite airline clubs anywhere.