Sky Club Access Lines and Waiting due to capacity
Jul 30, 2022, 8:42 am
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Jul 30, 2022, 10:09 am
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No line and several open seats at ATL - F yesterday around 7 PM. No wait for shower either. And that was WITH the sky deck closed due to rain limiting seating. I was surprised for a Friday night with everyone trying to get home and delays due to weather.
the dragon said F is consistently on the low end of capacity (it still DOES fill but not as often as T, B, or E).
the dragon said F is consistently on the low end of capacity (it still DOES fill but not as often as T, B, or E).
Jul 30, 2022, 10:32 am
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Jul 30, 2022, 11:38 am
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No line and several open seats at ATL - F yesterday around 7 PM. No wait for shower either. And that was WITH the sky deck closed due to rain limiting seating. I was surprised for a Friday night with everyone trying to get home and delays due to weather.
the dragon said F is consistently on the low end of capacity (it still DOES fill but not as often as T, B, or E).
the dragon said F is consistently on the low end of capacity (it still DOES fill but not as often as T, B, or E).
Jul 30, 2022, 12:30 pm
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The catering and cleaning staff did a good job of keeping the buffets supplied and the seating area clean.
Jul 31, 2022, 4:40 am
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This makes me wonder how much money is being left on the table by not allowing passengers to pay for a day pass on their Delta flight. Could provide a big financial incentive for Delta to expand their clubs and sell an "Economy+" Ticket that includes say Comfort + and Skyclub access on Departure and on Connections.
Jul 31, 2022, 9:36 am
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I think going into the club is more of "I can do this and you can't" than anything else. These days the food isn't great, the place isn't a peaceful haven, and nowadays a lot of airports have free WiFi and if that's not a thing I can tether from my 5G phone and it works well enough to get work done. Right now I'm more likely to try to find a gate that isn't in use and sit there with my laptop.
Jul 31, 2022, 11:41 am
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Jul 31, 2022, 5:18 pm
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While there are anecdotes of people being allowed to "club hop" at airports with multiple Sky Clubs (especially DTW and ATL), by rule the $39 is one entry to one club.
Jul 31, 2022, 6:56 pm
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Nope, sorry. No "day passes" at all. You can get a "single visit" pass for $39 if you hold the Delta-branded Amex Platinum card, or if you are the paid guest of certain other classes of member access who are entering at the same time.
While there are anecdotes of people being allowed to "club hop" at airports with multiple Sky Clubs (especially DTW and ATL), by rule the $39 is one entry to one club.
While there are anecdotes of people being allowed to "club hop" at airports with multiple Sky Clubs (especially DTW and ATL), by rule the $39 is one entry to one club.
Jul 31, 2022, 7:05 pm
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Nope, sorry. No "day passes" at all. You can get a "single visit" pass for $39 if you hold the Delta-branded Amex Platinum card, or if you are the paid guest of certain other classes of member access who are entering at the same time.
While there are anecdotes of people being allowed to "club hop" at airports with multiple Sky Clubs (especially DTW and ATL), by rule the $39 is one entry to one club.
While there are anecdotes of people being allowed to "club hop" at airports with multiple Sky Clubs (especially DTW and ATL), by rule the $39 is one entry to one club.
Jul 31, 2022, 7:53 pm
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While I understand that I used the wrong name for the pass, my point is that you still can get to the club for a same day visit if you have a cobranded card. And yes, you can club hop at ATL with the single "per visit" pass. I've done it multiple times with no issues.
The Amex Delta Platinum card provides SkyClub access for a $39 fee per visit (though apparently visits allow for multiple clubs at the same airport). This is the only cobrand card that works in this way - Gold, Blue don’t provide SkyClub access and Delta Reserve provides unlimited access to the primary cardholder. Day passes aren’t available widely anymore
Jul 31, 2022, 8:20 pm
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This is semantics, but the way I view it is…
The Amex Delta Platinum card provides SkyClub access for a $39 fee per visit (though apparently visits allow for multiple clubs at the same airport). This is the only cobrand card that works in this way - Gold, Blue don’t provide SkyClub access and Delta Reserve provides unlimited access to the primary cardholder. Day passes aren’t available widely anymore
The Amex Delta Platinum card provides SkyClub access for a $39 fee per visit (though apparently visits allow for multiple clubs at the same airport). This is the only cobrand card that works in this way - Gold, Blue don’t provide SkyClub access and Delta Reserve provides unlimited access to the primary cardholder. Day passes aren’t available widely anymore
Jul 31, 2022, 9:23 pm
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Incorrect. Last week I did the $39 guest pass at ATL. Dragon automatically stamped BP good at all ATL SC that day. Makes no sense to have to pay twice. Pay first at T SC after clearing security then go to E for gate and have a flight delay so have to pay another $39 at E SC?
Jul 31, 2022, 10:31 pm
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Incorrect. Last week I did the $39 guest pass at ATL. Dragon automatically stamped BP good at all ATL SC that day. Makes no sense to have to pay twice. Pay first at T SC after clearing security then go to E for gate and have a flight delay so have to pay another $39 at E SC?
I literally said that while there is "anecdata" suggesting that it is allowed sometimes at some airports - and specifically called out DTW and ATL.... I *also* said that by rule, it is not allowed. So here is a screenshot taken just now from Delta's Sky Club Access Rules page:
It says "Per Visit" in the first paragraph, and then expands on that in the second paragraph (regarding guests) to say "per visit, per person, per location".
So is Delta wrong too, about their rules?