No More Newspapers in SC
Jan 8, 2018, 1:03 pm
#31
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It'd already gone downhill with mostly useless magazines in the clubs, so to see the FT/WSJ, local papers go away is pretty disappointing. I agree it may be nice to get some sort of online access while at the club, at the very least. Wonder if that means they won't give out the paper to D1 passengers flying overseas as well. #KeepDescending , DL.
Jan 8, 2018, 2:18 pm
#32
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This is one of the things that make my flights even in Economy fairly pleasant. I read several newspapers and do the NYT crossword. It often takes up the whole of a short flight. I fear that too few customers care about this enough that Delta will bring them back.
Jan 8, 2018, 2:31 pm
#33
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I knew about this even before the holidays. One of the SC staffers mentioned it in passing when I asked if they could keep some papers because was moving house last month, so was handy for wrapping.
Many of SCs mini cubicles feature marble surface, which is very mouse-unfriendly (unlike the cheese), so I normally use printed material to put underneath. I'll miss them, as I'm sure will many others.
Many of SCs mini cubicles feature marble surface, which is very mouse-unfriendly (unlike the cheese), so I normally use printed material to put underneath. I'll miss them, as I'm sure will many others.
Jan 8, 2018, 2:57 pm
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What about the gates in LGA (and perhaps other Shuttle airports) that serve Shuttle flights? They have the WSJ, FT, NYT, USAT, and various magazines in stands by the gates. Will that go too?
Jan 8, 2018, 3:23 pm
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Sky Club agent in DTW told me today that newspapers and magazines are a thing of the past.
Richard "but what have you done for me lately" Anderson has been replaced by Ed "what can we do to pinch a penny" Bastian.
Doesn't that make you value your Club membership all the more?
Richard "but what have you done for me lately" Anderson has been replaced by Ed "what can we do to pinch a penny" Bastian.
Doesn't that make you value your Club membership all the more?
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Jan 8, 2018, 3:51 pm
#37
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This is ridiculous. I hope everyone contacts Delta.
These newspapers cost Delta nothing because the publishers basically give them away to boost their circulation figures. There is no way that every newspaper decided to suddenly start charging Delta. In the case of the Financial Times, its print circulation figure is heavily padded by airport lounges because almost nobody in the United States actually reads the British-centric Financial Times.
These newspapers cost Delta nothing because the publishers basically give them away to boost their circulation figures. There is no way that every newspaper decided to suddenly start charging Delta. In the case of the Financial Times, its print circulation figure is heavily padded by airport lounges because almost nobody in the United States actually reads the British-centric Financial Times.
Jan 8, 2018, 4:22 pm
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Every morning someone has to unpack them and put them out, and every evening someone has to get rid of the pile of newspapers that nobody touched. The newspapers being free doesn't mean that the service has no cost.
Jan 8, 2018, 4:47 pm
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Well, I guess they should stop stocking the fancy lotion and soap in the bathroom that some company gives Delta for free or at a greatly reduced cost because that takes time to stock.
Jan 8, 2018, 5:14 pm
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They definitely have from me.
Consider that Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and other papers are still stocked in LAX SkyClubs. But no English-language dailies.
The club staff explained demand was high for Asian papers and argued that U-S dailies are available free online - which is not true.
Consider that Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and other papers are still stocked in LAX SkyClubs. But no English-language dailies.
The club staff explained demand was high for Asian papers and argued that U-S dailies are available free online - which is not true.
Jan 8, 2018, 5:25 pm
#42
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They definitely have from me.
Consider that Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and other papers are still stocked in LAX SkyClubs. But no English-language dailies.
The club staff explained demand was high for Asian papers and argued that U-S dailies are available free online - which is not true.
Consider that Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and other papers are still stocked in LAX SkyClubs. But no English-language dailies.
The club staff explained demand was high for Asian papers and argued that U-S dailies are available free online - which is not true.
Neither the NYT nor the WSJ are available for free. I pay for my NYT subscription. I don't know about the USA Today as I never read it but my sense is that this is a paper that relies almost entirely on being given away for free by the travel industry (hotels, airlines, etc).
Jan 8, 2018, 6:55 pm
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Jan 8, 2018, 7:19 pm
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Jan 8, 2018, 8:25 pm
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