cabingirl

I did the 30-day pass last month and asked for a temporary card at the SC in MSP because I thought I would need it for AMS. The temporary card was not printed, it was a blank membership card (shiny cardstock, like a business card) she pulled out of the drawer and wrote all of my info on by hand. I thought the printout looked nicer than the handwritten version.

I never did make it to the lounge in AMS, so no idea if it would have passed muster.

mbarreto

Bought my dad a 30 day pass last year at a SC, they gave me a neat little card if I remember correctly. He was able to access the lounges at CDG and FCO with that, but I believe in Europe it helps A LOT to have an actual card (and not just a printout)

CarmenOM

The OP could get the card at the Seattle SkyClub the day of departure. All the terminals at SEA are connected within the secure area of the airport. The SC is in Terminal S. Most, but not all, DL flights use that terminal; I would guess that AF uses it also. But even if AF leaves from a different terminal it would not take long to go to the SC, buy the pass, and get to the AF departure gate.

Edit to add: Just realized that the OP started this thread several weeks ago, so the above info is after the fact. Oh well.....

flargley

Wouldn't it be nice if DL just tied 30 days of access to your SM number? Then you could just give them you card/number/id/whatever, and have access. They have almost everything else about their SM pax on file, why not SK access?

cabingirl

They do, though...the attendant at MSP told me just to use my BPs for access from then on.

DaddyRabbit

A SkyClub membership of anykind will not get you into a SkyTeam lounge. They are not SkyClubs. You will need to be a DL GM, PM, or DM if you are flying Y. There is a SkyClub at SEA.

CarmenOM

Regular or 30-day SkyClub membership does get you into many, although not all, partner lounges. You can see the lists here:

http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...ions/index.jsp

The one-day passes do not get you into any partner lounges.

mbarreto

Huh??

KLflyerRalph

I consider the 30 day pass to access the KLM lounge @ AMS and have a few questions:
1: Am I allowed to take guests with me? If so how much?
2: As I'm based in NL, I'll never be able to get a SC card from a DL SC in the US so will the print out be sufficient? Any experiences?

mattsteg

Skyclub membership grants access to skyclubs, partner clubs like AS Boardrooms, select AF/KLM lounges, etc. where Delta has specifically negeotiated access.

It does not grant access to the majority of skyteam partner lounges. For many of these, the only way to access is to be a premium passenger.

MSPeconomist

To see what lounges you can use with various instruments, you must check the SC locations using the drop down menu on delta.dumb. Certain overseas lounges, IIRC including some at CDG and AMS are included, as well as NRT which is considered a genuine SC.

Note also that GM PM and DM access requires an international itinerary, which IIRC does not include the Carribean. Of course international business class passengers receive lounge invitations where available.

jsmith50

While in principle, I agree with your post. I must ask, have you tried? I have used my SC member card in lounges around the world that have been and have not been listed on DL's website as available to members and had them recognize the DL name, SC brand, etc. and grant me access. Furthermore, I have, at times, used status to get into lounges in places where the DL website doesn't show lounge access at all. Sometimes this has been simply the "I think I'm supposed to have access to this lounge" which heard by the right attendant will result in empathy followed by "come on in." Note: this doesn't always work, I'd say success is about 50%. DL does not have many products that are recognized throughout the world but sometimes that can be used for good rather than evil!

JimMillen

Hello FlyerTalk... lurked for a while now but first post today!

I've been considering getting the Delta 30-day membership as my wife-to-be and I are flying LHR-ATL-BZE with Delta for our honeymoon in April to Belize. Being able to use the Heathrow SkyTeam lounge on the way out, and one of the Sky Clubs at ATL on our return leg, would make the trip that bit nicer!

However, while I don't anticipate any problems in ATL, I can't get straight information from ANYONE about access to the SkyTeam lounge at LHR! Delta's website list of lounges would suggest the 30-day pass does grant access to the SkyTeam lounge, but that contradicts what I was told by Delta's UK customer services when I rang them.

I'm also concerned that not having an actual membership card - as I won't be able to collect one until we get to ATL - might cause problems at Heathrow - of course, I'll just have my membership information printed out. In this day and age with electronic boarding passes and so on it seems pretty prehistoric to require a physical card just for lounge access - will this really cause an issue?!

So what I'd really like to know is whether anyone's been able to use the SkyTeam lounge at LHR with a 30-day SkyClub membership, and if so did you need your actual temporary membership card, or was a print out OK?

Very very grateful for any help anyone can provide... As you can imagine don't really want to start our first trip as a married couple being refused access to the SkyTeam lounge!

JimMillen

Bump.... Anybody?

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