Best Delta Sky Club at Atlanta Airport?
May 15, 2019, 3:47 pm
#31
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 139
Put me in the E & F fan club. One thing I'll add is that I feel like these clubs have more off-peak times than other ATL clubs. I've seen E get busy in the mornings (Caribbean flights) and both E and F get busy before Europe departures (3-6pm). But outside of those times, in my experience they're not too busy.
May 15, 2019, 5:14 pm
#32
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 556
I have Priority Pass through my Chase Sapphire Reserve card. It allows up to 2 free guests, probably similar to Amex Platinum. You don't need the physical card if you are logged into the Priority Pass app on your phone, but otherwise, yes, you need the card. They will likely ask for your boarding pass as well.
May 15, 2019, 7:02 pm
#34
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 5,182
Put me in the E & F fan club. One thing I'll add is that I feel like these clubs have more off-peak times than other ATL clubs. I've seen E get busy in the mornings (Caribbean flights) and both E and F get busy before Europe departures (3-6pm). But outside of those times, in my experience they're not too busy.
May 16, 2019, 4:41 am
#35
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 35
Hi again,
Thanks so much for your input - looking into them I think F would be our first choice. How early would we have to leave the Delta lounge to get to a different terminal? I’ve never flown domestically in the US before so I’m not sure when we would need to get to our gate. We arrive from the U.K. and have a five hour layover so I’m hoping after customs we will have an ample amount of time to enjoy the lounge.
Is there any way you can guess which concourse your flight will be departing from? It’s hard to plan without knowing this unfortunately!
Thanks again!
Thanks so much for your input - looking into them I think F would be our first choice. How early would we have to leave the Delta lounge to get to a different terminal? I’ve never flown domestically in the US before so I’m not sure when we would need to get to our gate. We arrive from the U.K. and have a five hour layover so I’m hoping after customs we will have an ample amount of time to enjoy the lounge.
Is there any way you can guess which concourse your flight will be departing from? It’s hard to plan without knowing this unfortunately!
Thanks again!
May 16, 2019, 6:49 am
#36
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 3,097
You could look at a few days of past departures and see if there's a pattern. A lot of Washington/NYC/Dallas departures tend to be from T. MD-88/90 departures will often be from A or B. But there's really no way to be sure in advance, there are frequent gate swaps and you literally could depart from any concourse.
Get the app. If you have a five-hour layover it's pretty likely you won't have a gate assigned until well after you land, but the app should give you a notification once a gate is assigned. In any case, you can manually check. Moving from concourse to concourse via the plane train is pretty quick and shouldn't take more than 15 minutes from the F club to any gate.
May 16, 2019, 6:55 am
#37
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2008
Location: CHA, MAN;
Programs: Delta DM 1 MM; Hz PC
Posts: 11,169
Agreed - B,E,F - if domestic I use B but when I do my frequent TATLs back home it is F and sometimes E.
May 16, 2019, 6:56 am
#38
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Smyrna, GA, USA
Programs: DL FO 1MM
Posts: 1,761
Thanks everyone for your feedback. Looks like E, F or B would be the best option. How long does it take to get from, say, F to B? I am worried that we will be pressed for time when our flight is called to get to the gate on time, but I’d like to go to the best Sky Club that I can, as we will be paying extra to admit guests.
I usually allocate 15 minutes for an easy walk + ride from SC F to arbitrary gates in other terminals, but your walking speed, crowds, etc, will affect this.
How long is your layover?
May 16, 2019, 7:04 am
#39
Suspended
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: JFK BOS LAX
Programs: DL Diamond; VS Gold; Uber Diamond
Posts: 199
you must be kidding. This “lounge” is about as farcical as they get. Literally every “The Club” outlet is better barring the closet at LAS T1
May 16, 2019, 7:06 am
#40
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 5,182
Keep in mind that it is very quick to get from F to any of T, A, B, C, D or E (yes T is after A when coming from F) on the train. But please do keep in mind that if your gate is at the far end of any of these terminals that it can be quite a walk so leave yourself ample time.
May 16, 2019, 7:48 am
#42
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: Delta DM, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, National EE, AS MVP Gold 75K, AC 75K
Posts: 1,000
My choice is either E or F. The have nice cubicles to work out of. B has decent food, but it's impossible to find a comfortable seat.
May 16, 2019, 2:54 pm
#44
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 35
You could look at a few days of past departures and see if there's a pattern. A lot of Washington/NYC/Dallas departures tend to be from T. MD-88/90 departures will often be from A or B. But there's really no way to be sure in advance, there are frequent gate swaps and you literally could depart from any concourse.
Get the app. If you have a five-hour layover it's pretty likely you won't have a gate assigned until well after you land, but the app should give you a notification once a gate is assigned. In any case, you can manually check. Moving from concourse to concourse via the plane train is pretty quick and shouldn't take more than 15 minutes from the F club to any gate.
Get the app. If you have a five-hour layover it's pretty likely you won't have a gate assigned until well after you land, but the app should give you a notification once a gate is assigned. In any case, you can manually check. Moving from concourse to concourse via the plane train is pretty quick and shouldn't take more than 15 minutes from the F club to any gate.
Just to check, when will we know which concourse our flight leaves from? Or will we have to hang around and have it announced with our gate? Do you know how far in advance they open boarding?
Thanks again!
May 16, 2019, 2:56 pm
#45
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 35
Keep in mind that it is very quick to get from F to any of T, A, B, C, D or E (yes T is after A when coming from F) on the train. But please do keep in mind that if your gate is at the far end of any of these terminals that it can be quite a walk so leave yourself ample time.