flyerCO

DL just sent email, SC guest fee is going from $29 to $39.

Gators300

Reserve card is still a tremendous value for my wife and I. We always use the First Class Companion Certificate - which can be worth $1-2k depending on destination. Yes it involves flexibility, but living in Florida and flying F for half price across the country and back each year more than offsets the cost of the card. We also use the Sky Club dozens of times so there's definitely value there. Despite how crowded they can often be, all it takes is being stuck with the general population for a few hours to remind yourself how nice being able to sit and relax in a Sky Club can be.

The only issue I had with the Reserve was the lack of Centurion access, and that is now rectified. My several Vegas trips each year were just made more tolerable since there's no Sky Club.

Overall losing the miles at each threshold is really disappointing, but added Centurion and still keeping both Sky Club access and the First Class Companion Certificates means we will be keeping our cards. Delta is still the best airline to fly, IMO.

worldwidedreamer

To be clear Executive members continue to be able to have two complimentary guests, or Spouse+Children, before the new $39 fee applies.

CarmenOM

It’s not just an increase in the guest fee. The fee will increase to $39 for non-SC members with a Delta AmEx card who want access by paying the fee.

Often1

See all of the threads ranting about overcrowding in SC's. This is the inevitable consequence.

PaulMCO

whooah --- had to check whether I had a Executive Membership.. Since I have a lifetime SC membership. Don't fly Delta much but it comes in handy when I do.

DLATL777

$10 isnt going to really effect the overcrowded Skydumps.

estedman

I welcome this change.

Ysitincoach

Weak. Should be $1k and require pre-purchase online before the door will even open.

SJC ORD LDR

It's so overblown to me. I've never seen the clubs in SEA close to capacity. Plus, they can solve the problem with more/bigger clubs if it's really an issue (granted it takes time and money).

Gig103

Step 1: Collect the money (extra $10 per guest, possibly increasing fees paid by Skyteam partners)
Step 2: Wall street loves the extra money
Step 3: Sorry, no bigger lounge for you even though that's where the money should have come from.

The Situation

Agreed. Now I am not in skyclubs as frequently as others, but I do have a fairly good sampling every year. I have seen some full clubs (ATL, JFK, LGA, SLC, MSP), but I have always been able to find a seat and they are always less crowded that the gate areas swarmed by gate lice.

Dawgfan6291

Something tells me guess passes will end up replacing the 50 dollar day passes they recently cut.

its not even remotely realistic unless you honestly expect Delta/Airports across the country to rebuild terminals in the name of larger SC.


but i'm betting if that happens we will be complaining about SC passes increasing a hell of a more than 10 bucks.

pleasantsn

They're also raising the price for guests entering using the DL-Amex-Platinum and DL-Amex-Reserve cards. See https://www.delta.com/us/en/delta-sky-club/access updated recently with the changes noted.
I wonder if this will also apply the Amex Plat (non-DL) guest fee. Seems like they are just raising the pricing for guests across the board to $39. I can't find the pricing for that anywhere online.

Barrheadlass

We lowly DL Gold Amex card holders will no longer be allowed into SkyClubs at all. We used to pay $29 and I found it worthwhile. Only did it a couple of times, neither time was the club crowded.