Mar 21, 2020, 3:32 pm
Last edit by: Zorak
Open Clubs:
See Delta Sky Club News & Updates for the latest up to date changes. - ANC (mezzanine near B gates): New "pop-up" SkyClub in Anchorage
- ATL: A Centerpoint, A17, B, C37, D12, D27, E, F (Mezzanine Level) and T6
- Best Delta Sky Club at Atlanta Airport? (multiple versions of this thread over the years; this is one of the more recent ones)
- AUS: Delta Skyclub in Austin [Now Open]
- BNA: Nashville BNA Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- BOS (A7, A18): Boston BOS Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- CVG: Cincinnati CVG Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- DCA (B15): Washington, D.C. DCA Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- DEN: Denver Sky Club: FINALLY found it
- DFW: New DFW gates, SkyClub open
- DTW: A18, A38, A68, B/C
- EWR: EWR Sky Club
- FLL: Fort Lauderdale FLL Delta Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- HND
- HNL: Honolulu HNL Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- IND: Indianapolis IND Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- JAX
- JFK: T2, T4
- LAX: T2
- LAX DL Sky Clubs Terminals 2 & 3 -The Definitive Thread (T3 now closed for construction)
- former VS lounge in T2, now also a Sky Club: New SkyClub in LAX T2, what do you know about it?
- LGA: C - Food Court, C28, D
- MEM: Memphis MEM Delta Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- MIA: Miami MIA Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- MCO: MCO SkyClub Renovations
- MKE
- MSP: C, F/G
- MSY
- ORD: Chicago O'Hare ORD Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- PBI
- PDX
- PHL
- PHX
- RDU: Raleigh-Durham RDU Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- SAN
- SEA
- A1: Seattle SEA Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- (future, near A11): Delta Planning Second New SkyClub at SEA
- SLC: Salt Lake City SLC Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
- SFO
- TPA
- LAX T3 (T3 has been demolished)
- SCL (re-branding as a LATAM Lounge)
- SEA: S
Delta SkyClub Closures & General Discussion During COVID-19
Sep 29, 2020, 2:30 pm
#646
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Oh, and the LAX Sky Club has my favorite..... Mac and cheese!
Sep 29, 2020, 3:02 pm
#647
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That's new. And a positive update. Was that self-serve or did they have an attendant there to serve it?
Sep 29, 2020, 3:10 pm
#648
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Sep 29, 2020, 3:26 pm
#649
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Soup, Mac and Cheese and other food:
Mac & Cheese station
Soup Station
Mac & Cheese station
Soup Station
Sep 29, 2020, 3:27 pm
#650
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Sep 29, 2020, 5:13 pm
#651
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Here's the soup. They had tomato soup with a choice of toppings, like cheese, croutons and grated green leaf veggies.
Sep 29, 2020, 9:28 pm
#652
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Sep 29, 2020, 9:30 pm
#653
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I hate to rain on your parade, but the rubber 'chicken' that they had to top your salad before is the exact same product that's going in your pre-packaged "Bahn mi" slider today.
I think your point about there being just as many options is very misinformed. Pretty much every pre-packaged salad option on offer today was also on offer before and more could have been created with the former salad bars which were also stocked with more ingredients including multiple lettuce types, a large selection of vegetables and legumes, eggs, cheese, multiple dressings, croutons, etc. This is of course in addition to snack items like cheese, crackers, popcorn, nachos, etc., a few soup options, and other hot items like mac and cheese, fried rice, a protein or two, varying based on location of course.
So yes, there has been a very perceivable drop in quantity of items on offer.
I think you're mistaking people disagreeing with your points to mean they want to fight with you. For example, making a claim such as DL is spending more on food offerings in the SC now than they had before. Do you have any actual information to back that up? Or are you simply selecting a single cheap food item from before and opting to compare that with the entire spread now to support your claim that the current food offerings cost more?
I think your point about there being just as many options is very misinformed. Pretty much every pre-packaged salad option on offer today was also on offer before and more could have been created with the former salad bars which were also stocked with more ingredients including multiple lettuce types, a large selection of vegetables and legumes, eggs, cheese, multiple dressings, croutons, etc. This is of course in addition to snack items like cheese, crackers, popcorn, nachos, etc., a few soup options, and other hot items like mac and cheese, fried rice, a protein or two, varying based on location of course.
So yes, there has been a very perceivable drop in quantity of items on offer.
I think you're mistaking people disagreeing with your points to mean they want to fight with you. For example, making a claim such as DL is spending more on food offerings in the SC now than they had before. Do you have any actual information to back that up? Or are you simply selecting a single cheap food item from before and opting to compare that with the entire spread now to support your claim that the current food offerings cost more?
Didn't have a banh mi slider. Had turkey, bacon, roast peppers and cheese. Delish.
If, as you're saying, the food is all the same, just individually wrapped, then Delta would still be spending more money as the labor costs of portioning and the cost of single serve containers costs money. Are you suggesting that the individual Kind bars they had out yesterday are cheaper than a large jar of popcorn people can stick their hands in? I'm well aware different skyclubs had different food options.
As I said, my post responded to those who speculated that Delta has changed its food offerings to save money. I've yet to see any data or other evidence supporting this assertion. Just people who are over the pandemic and want Delta to be too so they can get back to the way things were.
Sep 29, 2020, 9:41 pm
#654
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Did you sneak the Chick-Fil-A into the club, or have they been more lax about the "no outside food" rules?
Sep 29, 2020, 10:28 pm
#655
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I did not sneak it, the agent mentioned to have a look at the buffet and if I didn’t like what they had to go grab something and bring it back. She mentioned about it being because there’s no hot food yet at the MSP club. Not sure if this is a system-wide rule or what.
Sep 29, 2020, 10:58 pm
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If, as you're saying, the food is all the same, just individually wrapped, then Delta would still be spending more money as the labor costs of portioning and the cost of single serve containers costs money. Are you suggesting that the individual Kind bars they had out yesterday are cheaper than a large jar of popcorn people can stick their hands in? I'm well aware different skyclubs had different food options.
If, as you're saying, the food is all the same, just individually wrapped, then Delta would still be spending more money as the labor costs of portioning and the cost of single serve containers costs money. Are you suggesting that the individual Kind bars they had out yesterday are cheaper than a large jar of popcorn people can stick their hands in? I'm well aware different skyclubs had different food options.
As I said, my post responded to those who speculated that Delta has changed its food offerings to save money. I've yet to see any data or other evidence supporting this assertion. Just people who are over the pandemic and want Delta to be too so they can get back to the way things were.
Sep 30, 2020, 9:16 am
#657
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Is there any discussion on permanently closing some of its temporarily closed skyclubs? Just as how DL has been unloading aircrafts, it must be expensive to keeping them, not generating revenue. (Might be lease dependent however).
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Sep 30, 2020, 9:47 am
#658
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Sep 30, 2020, 9:53 am
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Sep 30, 2020, 1:26 pm
#660
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I did not sneak it, the agent mentioned to have a look at the buffet and if I didn’t like what they had to go grab something and bring it back. She mentioned about it being because there’s no hot food yet at the MSP club. Not sure if this is a system-wide rule or what.
I thought it was decent--drinkable standard-fare airline red wine.