Originally Posted by
hockeyinsider
I'm really surprised that Delta doesn't have a Sky Club in Columbus. Especially considering the fact that Columbus is the second-biggest city in the Midwest, beyond only Chicago. Yes, I realize Columbus isn't a hub -- it isn't a hub for any airline -- but it's amazing there isn't a Delta lounge, let alone a Priority Pass lounge.
Stepping off the soapbox now.
I have a friend who's a gate agent at CMH and he's said there are a number of people who check in and are surprised to find no Club. Leading into:
Originally Posted by
Paul E Thomas
There is space in a vacant upper level closed restuarant. Maybe if Delta and CMH can come to agreement on an AMS flight a Skyclub would follow.
I agree the former Mulligan's restaurant would be the perfect spot for one. If CMH were ever to get a TATL flight (CRAA and DL have both acknowledged mutual interest), the location would make sense as the flight would presumably leave C46 (FIS gate).
Originally Posted by
DltaSchmlta
My biggest complaint about CMH and Delta is they make you walk past all these unused gates to get to the farthest gate (C56) to get your flight. I think they do it so you have to walk past all the stores and the airport gets more rent. They are the biggest airline in the C concourse and they should have gates closest to security.
Originally Posted by
jdrtravel
Is it possible that the gates they use are better for operational reasons?
DL DID use the gates closest to security (today known as C46, a door (call it C47A) for RJs, C47, and C48) before the expansion of C in 2002 (WN had C49 and 50). When the expansion was finished, they moved to C52-56 and added C51 for NW in 2009 as the merger was taking place.
The majority of mainline flights leave C54-56. This could be because the holdrooms are much larger than at other gates and/or these gates are the most versatile in terms of the fleet types used (see below). I'm typically there in the 4-7pm range, with an RJ to DTW usually at 54, mainline to ATL at 55, and mainline to MSP at 56. Occasionally, you'll have a mainline flight go off C50, especially early morning, and LAX tends to leave from C51. (C52 and C53 are on a double jetway that can't handle anything larger than an E175.)
CRAA had an RFP for jetways last year which gives you an idea as to which gates can handle which planes:
C50: DC‐9,MD80/88/90,737‐7,738,739,CRJ200,CRJ700,CRJ900,E175,E170,A3 21,A320,A319,B717,E145
C51:CRJ200,CRJ700,E175,E190,A320,A319,E145,DC‐9,B7 37‐700,B737‐800,B737‐900,CRJ900
C52:CRJ200,CRJ700,CRJ900,E175,E170,E135,E145
C53:CRJ200,CRJ700,CRJ900,E175,E170,E135,E145
C54:CRJ200,CRJ700,CRJ900,E175,E190,A320,A319,B717, B737‐700,B737‐800,B737‐900,E145,DC95,DC9‐4,DC9 ‐3,MD88,MD90
C55:CRJ200,CRJ700,CRJ900,E175,E190,A320,A319,B717, 737‐700,737‐800,737‐900,E145,DC‐95,DC‐94,DC‐93,MD8 8,MD 90,E135,757‐200
C56:CRJ200,CRJ700,CRJ900,E175,E190,A320,A319,B717, 737‐700,737‐800,737‐900,E145,DC‐95,DC‐94,DC‐93,MD8 8,MD90,E135,757‐200,767
What gets interesting are the RONs/early morning flights. CMH has 3 to ATL (which are typically some combination of 738/739/M88/M90/occasional 757), a 738 to MSP, a 738 to LAX and, in a couple months, will add a 319 to SLC.