Boston BOS Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
Aug 24, 2011, 11:37 am
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I remember a post in a thread from a while ago saying that some SCs are kept due to hub/competitive necessity (e.g. at hubs), but others have to justify their existence from a financial perspective. Is BOS fairly secure due to the international flights? I'm not worried about it going away, just curious is Delta considers BOS to be enough of a focus city for it to justify the SC's being there.
Aug 24, 2011, 12:02 pm
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I would think they have a pretty long lease on the space since they pretty much control terminal A. There are a good number of DL flights out of BOS, and with the international departures they picked up some feeder connection traffic that adds pax to the SC, particularly in the late afternoon.
Aug 24, 2011, 12:05 pm
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I remember a post in a thread from a while ago saying that some SCs are kept due to hub/competitive necessity (e.g. at hubs), but others have to justify their existence from a financial perspective. Is BOS fairly secure due to the international flights? I'm not worried about it going away, just curious is Delta considers BOS to be enough of a focus city for it to justify the SC's being there.
DL + ST partners have enough international routes to keep the club busy. But then again they have to battle B6's ever growing presence, especially with all the non-stops.
Others, feel free to refute me if I'm wrong
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Aug 24, 2011, 12:27 pm
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Agree with all the great comments. Being BOS based, I have come to really value the SC there. Staff and space are among the best I've had domestically. If I were not BOS based, don't know that I would have joined when I did.
Aug 24, 2011, 12:37 pm
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I remember a post in a thread from a while ago saying that some SCs are kept due to hub/competitive necessity (e.g. at hubs), but others have to justify their existence from a financial perspective. Is BOS fairly secure due to the international flights? I'm not worried about it going away, just curious is Delta considers BOS to be enough of a focus city for it to justify the SC's being there.
Besides the international flying out of BOS you have the shuttle as well. NW had its own club over in Terminal E and with the merger, NW moved its flights to A. That was an older tired NW club, but a very knowledgable staff.
I am not sure what is going on with CO and UA in BOS. UA has it facilities in Terminal C and its own club. BTW, the club CO subleased was the smaller of the 2 clubs in BOS/
Sep 12, 2012, 12:23 pm
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Sep 12, 2012, 12:32 pm
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Not related to the club, but since many of you frequent the BOS club...where does DL serve out of Boston with a 747? Mrs. TrojanTraveler saw it take off after arriving on the 4pm shuttle yesterday (so around 5pm or so).
Sep 12, 2012, 12:58 pm
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Sep 12, 2012, 12:59 pm
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That's what I thought. But she knows what a 747 looks like, and was certain that's what it was in DL livery...thought it was odd enough to email me from the tarmac a few minutes after 5pm.
Sep 12, 2012, 1:19 pm
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Sep 12, 2012, 1:27 pm
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Maybe it was LH flight 423 to FRA? It departed around 5PM yesterday and is a 744.
Sep 12, 2012, 1:30 pm
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I asked her the same thing (I thought LH was the only 747 at BOS), and she said no, it was DL. Maybe she was blinded by all the brilliant sunshine we've been having...she hadn't had any of the cheap shuttle wine.