Skyclub Zoo
Apr 17, 2016, 2:46 pm
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Skyclub Zoo
And I don't mean zoo because of 'emotional support' animals, but humans acting like them. Sitting in ATL E Skyclub and its crazy. Buffet/snack area is under attack with a line stretching out into the general seating area. Just saw a guy shove his bare hands into the bagel chip basket and grab a fistfull instead of using the tongs that were in the way of his hand. Bar area reminds me of a frat house with people lined up to get beer.
I should've stayed in the F club longer, was relatively quiet there. The A club is more civilized than E.
I should've stayed in the F club longer, was relatively quiet there. The A club is more civilized than E.
Apr 17, 2016, 3:35 pm
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Skydumps continue to be awful-thats not going to change. They are no more than extended waiting rooms at this point. The old BE lounge in E was the last of a dying breed.
Apr 17, 2016, 5:31 pm
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DL needs to eliminate this as a DM Perk (I'm allowed to say that, I am a DM). They need to raise the entry rate even further (especially the day passes). They need make executive one guest only. I couldn't care less if people have 10 children...that is a personal life choice and shouldn't interfere with the rest of us in the lounge. That said, the crowd is noticeably smaller in the clubs than it was pre-current change. You can't keep people from acting like animals, so the key is reducing the amount of people allowed or able to access.
Apr 17, 2016, 5:40 pm
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DL needs to eliminate this as a DM Perk (I'm allowed to say that, I am a DM). They need to raise the entry rate even further (especially the day passes). They need make executive one guest only. I couldn't care less if people have 10 children...that is a personal life choice and shouldn't interfere with the rest of us in the lounge. That said, the crowd is noticeably smaller in the clubs than it was pre-current change. You can't keep people from acting like animals, so the key is reducing the amount of people allowed or able to access.
Trust me, some days I could really use a drink in a quite place after being on an international flight with 14 hours of baby crying...
People: STOP bringing your infants onto international flights. Fly the grandparents to see the baby instead flying the baby to the grandparents...
Apr 17, 2016, 6:00 pm
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Apr 17, 2016, 6:05 pm
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Apr 17, 2016, 6:59 pm
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DL needs to eliminate this as a DM Perk (I'm allowed to say that, I am a DM). They need to raise the entry rate even further (especially the day passes). They need make executive one guest only. I couldn't care less if people have 10 children...that is a personal life choice and shouldn't interfere with the rest of us in the lounge. That said, the crowd is noticeably smaller in the clubs than it was pre-current change. You can't keep people from acting like animals, so the key is reducing the amount of people allowed or able to access.
Apr 17, 2016, 7:07 pm
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And I don't mean zoo because of 'emotional support' animals, but humans acting like them. Sitting in ATL E Skyclub and its crazy. Buffet/snack area is under attack with a line stretching out into the general seating area. Just saw a guy shove his bare hands into the bagel chip basket and grab a fistfull instead of using the tongs that were in the way of his hand. Bar area reminds me of a frat house with people lined up to get beer.
I should've stayed in the F club longer, was relatively quiet there. The A club is more civilized than E.
I should've stayed in the F club longer, was relatively quiet there. The A club is more civilized than E.
Apr 17, 2016, 8:14 pm
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Apr 18, 2016, 1:24 am
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DL needs to eliminate this as a DM Perk (I'm allowed to say that, I am a DM). They need to raise the entry rate even further (especially the day passes). They need make executive one guest only. I couldn't care less if people have 10 children...that is a personal life choice and shouldn't interfere with the rest of us in the lounge. That said, the crowd is noticeably smaller in the clubs than it was pre-current change. You can't keep people from acting like animals, so the key is reducing the amount of people allowed or able to access.
1. LAX Skyclub, older woman loads a used drink tray with fake cheese, carrots, and celery for her and her friends to feast on.
2. LAX Skyclub is so crowded that me and my guest nephew sit on the rug
Still, I travel a lot with my wife who has Plat status on Delta, and I'm really annoyed that I can't guest her in anymore unless I cough up $29.
Apr 18, 2016, 2:12 am
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Perhaps those who are not tolerant can look into this two options:
1) Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones
2) Delta Private Jets
Apr 18, 2016, 6:39 am
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I don't think this would solve any problem. The problem here are not the infants traveling on international flights, but those who are not tolerant enough to acknowledge that both the infant and the grandparents are human beings and have the same right to travel internationally.
Perhaps those who are not tolerant can look into this two options:
1) Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones
2) Delta Private Jets
Perhaps those who are not tolerant can look into this two options:
1) Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones
2) Delta Private Jets
^ Amen