Delta SkyClub access in a different terminal?
Jul 16, 2016, 11:45 pm
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Delta SkyClub access in a different terminal?
If I have a same-day boarding pass on a different airline departing from a different terminal that is not connected airside, can I use the Delta SkyClub in SFO that has now moved airside? In other words, will TSA let me through at the Delta terminal when I am not flying Delta but have a same-day boarding pass on a different carrier flying out of a different terminal? I am scheduled to have a long layover there on a different airline, and figure that the new SFO SkyClub is probably a much more pleasant place to be than a seat near a gate somewhere. Thank you all in advance for your insights!
Jul 17, 2016, 12:03 am
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If you are on American or Virgin America, there is now an airside connector between Delta's concourse and the AA/VA concourse at SFO.
If TSA won't let you through, you could try asking at the Delta counter for a gate pass and see what they say.
If TSA won't let you through, you could try asking at the Delta counter for a gate pass and see what they say.
Jul 17, 2016, 12:10 am
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Jul 17, 2016, 2:06 am
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I thought I read earlier this year that at most airports under new TSA rules if you have a same day boarding pass you are allowed to access any part of the airport. It's just not just club access but at certain airports different restaurants are in different concourses or terminals if you want access. At ATL for example once you clear security you have access to just about any concourse.
Jul 17, 2016, 4:51 am
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Jul 17, 2016, 4:56 am
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i just did this last month, was flying out on air france but wanted to use the shower in the sky club
no problems just as people here said, told someone at security that i was using the lounge when they tried to direct me elsewhere
no problems just as people here said, told someone at security that i was using the lounge when they tried to direct me elsewhere
Jul 17, 2016, 8:18 am
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This may vary by airport. I know that at MSP a same day boarding pass allows you to access either terminal. However last year I flew into one of the SAN terminals and wanted to meet arriving friends at a gate in the other; the TSA agents would not allow that.
Jul 17, 2016, 8:22 am
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I didn't think you could go back airside after exiting from an arriving flight anyway.
Jul 17, 2016, 8:30 am
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Jul 17, 2016, 10:34 am
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LAX
Im flying VX, husband DL lax-mco, I have lounge access as VA gold, can I guest him into the VX lounge in another terminal or can I go to the DL lounge (that is not my VX terminal) and guest him in.
any suggestions?
Thanks
any suggestions?
Thanks
Jul 17, 2016, 11:06 am
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If I have a same-day boarding pass on a different airline departing from a different terminal that is not connected airside, can I use the Delta SkyClub in SFO that has now moved airside? In other words, will TSA let me through at the Delta terminal when I am not flying Delta but have a same-day boarding pass on a different carrier flying out of a different terminal? I am scheduled to have a long layover there on a different airline, and figure that the new SFO SkyClub is probably a much more pleasant place to be than a seat near a gate somewhere. Thank you all in advance for your insights!
Jul 17, 2016, 12:26 pm
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My understanding is that TSA rules say yes, but YMMV.
BTW there's also a Centurion lounge at SFO if you have an AmEx card.
BTW there's also a Centurion lounge at SFO if you have an AmEx card.
Jul 17, 2016, 8:00 pm
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The TSA policy is that so long as you have a valid same-day BP for the airport, you may use it at any checkpoint. Period. It has been this way for over 5 years.
It is likely the case that most people attempting to enter a concourse other than from which they will be departing are doing so in error and therefore TSA directs them to the "correct" concourse, but if you simply point out that you do know what you are doing and ask for a supervisor if necessary, you will get your way.
Best way to make this happen is not to create a confrontation.
File a complaint with TSA if you do not.
It is likely the case that most people attempting to enter a concourse other than from which they will be departing are doing so in error and therefore TSA directs them to the "correct" concourse, but if you simply point out that you do know what you are doing and ask for a supervisor if necessary, you will get your way.
Best way to make this happen is not to create a confrontation.
File a complaint with TSA if you do not.