Sleeping in Delta SkyClub: Rule inconsistent
Apr 15, 2015, 4:50 pm
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Sleeping in Delta SkyClub: Rule inconsistent
I was told by a Red Coat, who seems to have been called in specifically for this purpose (while I was sleeping 
at the Terminal D ATL Skyclub that I was not permitted to sleep after coming off a redeye in couch with a long layover.
I frequently layover at MSP where people sleep all the time. At PDX, it's a given that at least 3 or 4 of us curl up, lay down, and sleep.
What's going on here? I read the SkyClub rules and the only rule (other than general "right to refuse service to anyone" is the rule against "undignified" behavior. Children run amok is dignified but a snooze isn't?
at the Terminal D ATL Skyclub that I was not permitted to sleep after coming off a redeye in couch with a long layover.I frequently layover at MSP where people sleep all the time. At PDX, it's a given that at least 3 or 4 of us curl up, lay down, and sleep.
What's going on here? I read the SkyClub rules and the only rule (other than general "right to refuse service to anyone" is the rule against "undignified" behavior. Children run amok is dignified but a snooze isn't?
Apr 15, 2015, 5:02 pm
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I have never heard of this "rule". I have taken many naps in many Sky Clubs after red-eye flights, and have encountered countless others doing the same.
Apr 15, 2015, 5:05 pm
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Could you provide more specifics? Where in the club were you sleeping? And how?
For example, I would see it as OK to take a nap in a quiet room where there have reclining chairs, like they have at LAX in the back, or to close your eyes in a chair off to the side.
However, I would think that the following things are not inappropriate to do:
-lay down on a couch for a nap
-remove shoes
-sleep in the middle of a club in an otherwise busy area
-snore
-take up more than one seat for the purpose of sleeping
For what it's worth, I also think that children being allowed to "run amok" is not appropriate.
For example, I would see it as OK to take a nap in a quiet room where there have reclining chairs, like they have at LAX in the back, or to close your eyes in a chair off to the side.
However, I would think that the following things are not inappropriate to do:
-lay down on a couch for a nap
-remove shoes
-sleep in the middle of a club in an otherwise busy area
-snore
-take up more than one seat for the purpose of sleeping
For what it's worth, I also think that children being allowed to "run amok" is not appropriate.
Apr 15, 2015, 5:05 pm
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I was told by a Red Coat, who seems to have been called in specifically for this purpose (while I was sleeping at the Terminal D ATL Skyclub that I was not permitted to sleep after coming off a redeye in couch with a long layover.
I frequently layover at MSP where people sleep all the time. At PDX, it's a given that at least 3 or 4 of us curl up, lay down, and sleep.
What's going on here? I read the SkyClub rules and the only rule (other than general "right to refuse service to anyone" is the rule against "undignified" behavior. Children run amok is dignified but a snooze isn't?
at the Terminal D ATL Skyclub that I was not permitted to sleep after coming off a redeye in couch with a long layover.I frequently layover at MSP where people sleep all the time. At PDX, it's a given that at least 3 or 4 of us curl up, lay down, and sleep.
What's going on here? I read the SkyClub rules and the only rule (other than general "right to refuse service to anyone" is the rule against "undignified" behavior. Children run amok is dignified but a snooze isn't?
Apr 15, 2015, 5:12 pm
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OP did not describe the particulars, but I would make a distinction between sitting in a chair, with my head back, asleep... and taking up a whole couch to lie recumbent.
And, while I view DL's continued reference to "the business-like atmosphere of the Delta Sky Club" to be a farce, people sprawled out on couches, if that were the case, would seem to be over the edge... and a solipsistic use of limited seating space, considering the continuing overcrowding of the clubs.
And, while I view DL's continued reference to "the business-like atmosphere of the Delta Sky Club" to be a farce, people sprawled out on couches, if that were the case, would seem to be over the edge... and a solipsistic use of limited seating space, considering the continuing overcrowding of the clubs.
Apr 15, 2015, 6:27 pm
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OP did not describe the particulars, but I would make a distinction between sitting in a chair, with my head back, asleep... and taking up a whole couch to lie recumbent.
And, while I view DL's continued reference to "the business-like atmosphere of the Delta Sky Club" to be a farce, people sprawled out on couches, if that were the case, would seem to be over the edge... and a solipsistic use of limited seating space, considering the continuing overcrowding of the clubs.
And, while I view DL's continued reference to "the business-like atmosphere of the Delta Sky Club" to be a farce, people sprawled out on couches, if that were the case, would seem to be over the edge... and a solipsistic use of limited seating space, considering the continuing overcrowding of the clubs.
Apr 15, 2015, 6:29 pm
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I took a wonderful and much-needed nap in the SEA SkyClub after coming in from PEK and awaiting my 5 hour connection to MSP. I was in a quiet room on a recliner. No one bothered me in the slightest.
Apr 15, 2015, 6:49 pm
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OP did not describe the particulars, but I would make a distinction between sitting in a chair, with my head back, asleep... and taking up a whole couch to lie recumbent.
And, while I view DL's continued reference to "the business-like atmosphere of the Delta Sky Club" to be a farce, people sprawled out on couches, if that were the case, would seem to be over the edge... and a solipsistic use of limited seating space, considering the continuing overcrowding of the clubs.
And, while I view DL's continued reference to "the business-like atmosphere of the Delta Sky Club" to be a farce, people sprawled out on couches, if that were the case, would seem to be over the edge... and a solipsistic use of limited seating space, considering the continuing overcrowding of the clubs.
Do have to add that grabbing a snooze in a chair = fine, sprawling out on a couch or using multiple chairs to sleep = not fine... just one frequent travelers opinion though...
Apr 15, 2015, 6:57 pm
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Did you put on PJs, connect yourself to the CPAP, set an alarm clock, and wear night shades?
Crazy rule by overzealous red coat. I would move to a different club.
Crazy rule by overzealous red coat. I would move to a different club.
Apr 15, 2015, 7:10 pm
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Apr 15, 2015, 7:14 pm
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I have seen plenty of adults behaving worse than kids, though, including foul language while talking loudly on the phone, and propping feet on the furniture (and on a couple of occasions, the socks even had holes).
Apr 15, 2015, 7:23 pm
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Bubba, Staying Home and the unwashed masses all on the same page? I think we need a group hug. :-)
Apr 15, 2015, 7:25 pm
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Apr 15, 2015, 7:51 pm
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