Originally Posted by pmaddock
So does anyone know why a club in Vegas is so rare? It seems to me that its got to be a popular enough destination that another airline would think about it after all....
Theee main reasons: (one was already mentioned)
1) LAS is primarily a leisure destination. Airline lounges are set up primarily in business traveler markets.
2) Terminal fees (rent) is quite expensive in LAS. Forget that the airport probably makes more $$ than any other airport in the country due to slot revenue, advertising and taxi, shuttle and rental car fees as well as a $4.50 per passenger facility charge, the corrupt county gov't sticks it to the airlines as well. National Airlines had a nice club during it's short life a few years ago in the D-gates but it currently sits unused.
3) No carrier, less Southwest and America West, have a large presence in LAS. Although DL and UA are the 3rd and 4th largest in terms of passenger boardings, they only account for less than 15% of the traffic each at LAS.