Delta SkyClub Lifetime Membership
Apr 4, 2017, 6:34 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Verdi, NV, SFO & Olympic (aka Squaw )Valley.
Programs: Ikon Pass Full + AS Gold + Marriott Titanium + Hilton Gold. Recovering UA Plat. LT lounge AA+DL+UA
Posts: 3,821
I got mine through Western back in the late 1970's. Cost me $250. Delta wanted to take it away when they merged since they didn't offer a Lifetime membership. Offered me three years free. I said BS and with several other SLC flyers threatened to sue. "You bought the assets of Western and the liabilities. If you consider us a liability, so be it." Anyway it never came to that, they saw our point.
Right out of college I bought a life CO Presidents Club membership, followed by a TWA Ambassadors life membership. I'll echo the feelings of others who still have a bad taste left when AA did not honor the program.
Regardless, a few years later AA offered lifetime Admirals Club memberships for a brief period of time (Three months?) so I signed up.
Immediately after the DL/NW merger was announced, I bought a life WorldClubs membership.
Overall I'm quite happy not being locked into one airline; it also occasionally means being able to pick and choose from lounges, i.e. at HNL the AC used to offer showers, the DL SC better food and the NW WC better drinks.
Ironically I now spend most of my time lounging in Centurion lounges; fortunately the $550 annual fee is basically a wash after $200 in airline fee credit, $200 in Uber credit and Boingo acccess.
Apr 5, 2017, 10:29 pm
#18
Join Date: Mar 2004
Programs: DL PM, DL MM, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, SPG
Posts: 804
Apr 6, 2017, 12:02 am
#19
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: UA Plat 2MM. DL Plat, AS MVP
Posts: 12,751
I, too, have a Lifetime DL membership via NW.
But since the early 90's, I had yearly Crown Room memberships. DL used to have a lot more rooms. And in some of the smaller airports, there was a "Convenience Club" (I think that's what it was called). It was open to members, but unstaffed. You asked for a four digit code from a DL airport rep to enter.
But since the early 90's, I had yearly Crown Room memberships. DL used to have a lot more rooms. And in some of the smaller airports, there was a "Convenience Club" (I think that's what it was called). It was open to members, but unstaffed. You asked for a four digit code from a DL airport rep to enter.
Apr 6, 2017, 8:53 am
#20
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Earth. Residency:HKG formerly:YYZ
Programs: CX, DL, Nexus/GE, APEC
Posts: 10,682
Just prior to combining, NW still sold a lifetime club membership while DL did not. Lifetime for NW was a little over $2800. 0n 9/2009 NW credited unused portion of a 3 year membership fee leaving a net cost of $2415. This became a lifetime DL admission plus 2 guests. To date, cost per each admission is $6.80 and still falling. One of my better buys. 
Laptop? what was that?
First device I charged at a skyclub was a Walkman.
I prayed that my Worldclub lifetime membership was referring to me and not NWA! Kudo to DL for honouring it along with the two guest.
Long live DTW SCs. no lineups! no tipping!
Apr 6, 2017, 12:01 pm
#21
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: SEA, MKE, PSP
Programs: AS MVP75K
Posts: 396
Just prior to combining, NW still sold a lifetime club membership while DL did not. Lifetime for NW was a little over $2800. 0n 9/2009 NW credited unused portion of a 3 year membership fee leaving a net cost of $2415. This became a lifetime DL admission plus 2 guests. To date, cost per each admission is $6.80 and still falling. One of my better buys.
One of best investments in comfort I've ever made and my travel mates agree!
Apr 6, 2017, 1:57 pm
#22
Join Date: May 2002
Location: STL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, DL SkClub LT, Marr LT Plat, IHG Plat, HH Diam
Posts: 1,995
I purchased mine right around the same time. NW MEM WC staff advised me that DL would not be offering this option so I pulled the trigger and to this day I'm very glad they did!
Apr 6, 2017, 3:16 pm
#23
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Mesilla, NM
Programs: DL DM 4.7 MM MQM Marriott Ambassador Lifetime Titanium AA CK
Posts: 2,714
Apr 6, 2017, 8:23 pm
#24
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NYC, MSY
Programs: DL DM, 1.5MM, NEXUS, Sky Club Lifetime, Admirals Club Lifetime, LowValueCustomer everywhere
Posts: 6,446
I think that one of the key things is that no matter when you bought and no matter how much you paid, if you're still flying DL, you're ahead of the game financially. Even if you're a DM, you're still better off, especially with the new Choice Benefits selections.
Apr 10, 2017, 10:37 pm
#25
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: BSB
Programs: DL 2 MM
Posts: 4,914
I used the credit of a 3 year WC membership and being a NW Plat at the time it cost $2315. out fop pocket to upgrade my WC 3 year membership to al lifetime membership, Did this after the merger was announced but before it had closed in one of the DTW WC's
RC
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Apr 10, 2017, 11:53 pm
#26
Join Date: May 2004
Location: formerly Gold now Diamond, formerly MSY, now LAX, formerly NW, now DL
Programs: Hyatt Plat, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Delta Diamond/1MM
Posts: 4,635
$2315 sounds about right, I bought my WC lifetime in 2006 at LAX as a Plat as well. The agents said it was about 8-9 years to break even. She's still at the LAX DL SC too!
Apr 11, 2017, 6:44 am
#27
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,201
Although this is not the United Flyertalk site, I did get a better deal on their lifetime club membership. In the 70's they charged $25/year and $250/lifetime. After one year they offered to credit the $25 toward a lifetime membership. AND they tossed in a lifetime for my wife. A little creative entries on the next year's expense accounts covered the cost.
Apr 11, 2017, 7:34 am
#28
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: CT
Programs: DL DM 2MM, MR LTT, Hilton D, Hertz PC. National Emerald Exec, UA Silver(thanks to Marriott)
Posts: 2,026
Although this is not the United Flyertalk site, I did get a better deal on their lifetime club membership. In the 70's they charged $25/year and $250/lifetime. After one year they offered to credit the $25 toward a lifetime membership. AND they tossed in a lifetime for my wife. A little creative entries on the next year's expense accounts covered the cost.
Jan 14, 2019, 11:27 pm
#30
Join Date: Jan 2019
Programs: Delta Sky Club
Posts: 1
I purchased 2 lifetime memberships to Western Airlines Lounge for $500.00 back in 1977 when I was 22 years old. Western was bought out by Delta several years later and Delta honored the Western club lounge memberships. 42 years later... they still are allowing us entrance into Delta's club lounge. That's what I call a bargain!!
