Datapoints Follow-up:
Originally Posted by
Dr Jabadski
(5/4/23) To answer my own questions, … Yes, sky club access with non-Delta biz plat, BUT, must have the physical card or have the card loaded to profile at delta.com. Showing a digital wallet image of the card, or showing multiple acceptable cards in the AmEx app did not work. I ended up wasting 10 to 15 minutes, standing near the club entrance (like an idiot) loading a biz plat as a form of payment on the Delta website….
Originally Posted by
Dr Jabadski
(5/9/23) Speaking of Sky Club access with an AmEx card for a non-elite or non-club member, is access for departures only (like Centurion lounges) or for departures and arrivals (like club membership)? Thanks again.
Flew my 4th Delta flight in the past 10 years, second in past month, yesterday, JKF-MIA. Confirmed AmEx Biz Plat in DL profile as payment method 1-2 days prior. Lounge access instantaneous upon scanning boarding pass at both departure (JFK) and arrival (MIA) SkyClubs.
Originally Posted by
Dr Jabadski
(5/12/23) Planning a MR/Sky-Club-shower run from JFK. Seriously. (Come on, no snark, we’ve read stranger things, like a well know blogger making a MR to Germany just to get a small rubber duck
.) Hoping for confirmation of showers open and available from domestic gates for a “Platinum Card Member From American Express” at the following Sky Clubs (from the Delta Sky Club & Other Lounge Locations webpage):
…
(Availability of toiletry kits at any of these locations would be appreciated bonus information .)
Thank you.
Not sure it’s accurately a MR, flew DL one-way JFK-MIA yesterday, flying home in 2-3 days on AA award flight. One of the few advantages of the NYC area, multiple airports and multiple airlines available. Confirming showers available at JFK (multiple shower rooms) and MIA (1 shower room). Both had toiletry amenity kits but JFK had (different) black vinyl or thin plastic pouches with fewer contents, staff said they were the “new” ones. I spent the 2.5 hour flight thinking all my planning was for naught. BUT, MIA had the exact kits (and off-white cloth Delta/Dove pouches) I was hoping for and the nice attendant gave me 2 or 3 as I requested. I’ll donate the contents to a shelter and use the pouches many times in the future.
Originally Posted by
Dr Jabadski
(5/3/23) Flying Delta tomorrow and have encountered a (desktop PC full) website glitch, uncertain if it’s me and my computer or a known website issue.
Received the “It's Time To Check In” email. Clicked the “Check In” link, logged into my account, My Trips, Check In, error message as below. Checked in on phone, can see boarding pass on phone. Even now, couple of hours later, when clicking on “View Boarding Pass” and “Print Boarding Pass” I get the same error message. AFAICT website otherwise works properly. Thank you. … (Obviously I really liked that toiletries kit , it’s half the reason I booked this flight on Delta instead of UA or AA with whom I have status .)
Same problem with yesterday’s flight. Could not check-in or print boarding pass on Windows PC, even after checking-in on the mobile app. (No similar problems with AA or UA.) I’m pleased my motivation for flying DL has been sated
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Datapoint re: another DL newbie subject: based on my N=1 yesterday, on a DL 737 (and maybe other aircraft) the window emergency exits row seats are part of main cabin seating, not DL Comfort. (On AA and UA they are part of Main Cabin Extra or Economy Plus, the “extra legroom” economy seats.) But at check-out on AmEx travel while booking with MR, to select exit row seats I had to select economy cabin and then pay an extra $60 (6,000 MR) for the exit row. If I selected “premium economy” (DL Comfort) and “paid” the additional $60 (6,000 MR) it would not allow me to select exit row seats (presumably because those seats are part of main cabin which according to the website are available to all main cabin ticketed pax 24 hrs prior to departure.)
I purchased DL Comfort on the AmEx website, immediately (~ 36 hrs prior to departure) called DL to request exit row window seat (which per the website was available). Had to HUCA once because “no, sorry, no can do”. Next agent 2 minutes later did so immediately along with a $40 e-credit and a new receipt showing “:e-credit balance $90”. (Not sure why the 2 different amounts.) I’m a happy camper, the e-credit was unexpected (and arguably undeserved) and might end up expiring unused.