Sky Club Access Lines and Waiting due to capacity
Aug 10, 2022, 2:07 pm
#376
Join Date: Jul 2021
Posts: 87
I have been to that club at DT W a couple times and kept from entering until a few people left. I went upstairs and found numerous seats vacant. Once I mentioned it when leaving the club to the Ambassador and she said well we like to keep space between our passengers. I get it back in the heavy duty Covid days but I think that's a passenger decision now!
Aug 10, 2022, 7:28 pm
#377
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,884
The Bart SkyClub at DTW was “at capacity” when I arrived but I was the only one waiting. They had a big sign blocking the doors. They let me in the lobby and after a few seconds some people left. Thus I was invited to check in. There are lots of empty seats so it’s definitely not at capacity…
Many people in this thread seem want to define "capacity" in terms of the phone-booth-stuffing contests of the 50's and 60's - it ain't full if there aren't people spilling out into the concourse!
Aug 11, 2022, 5:26 am
#378
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 603
"Capacity" has nothing to do with how many seats you might be able to see - occupied or otherwise. It is completely about how many humans the fire marshal allows to be in a given space, and is calculated based on international standards governing the maximum number of people per unit of exit door space. The max is 50 per foot of exit door, so adding exit doors would do more good than adding seats.
Many people in this thread seem want to define "capacity" in terms of the phone-booth-stuffing contests of the 50's and 60's - it ain't full if there aren't people spilling out into the concourse!
Many people in this thread seem want to define "capacity" in terms of the phone-booth-stuffing contests of the 50's and 60's - it ain't full if there aren't people spilling out into the concourse!
Aug 11, 2022, 6:06 am
#379
Join Date: May 2002
Location: STL
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Aug 11, 2022, 8:43 am
#380
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DFW
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Posts: 7,430
The Bart SkyClub at DTW was “at capacity” when I arrived but I was the only one waiting. They had a big sign blocking the doors. They let me in the lobby and after a few seconds some people left. Thus I was invited to check in. There are lots of empty seats so it’s definitely not at capacity…
When I was there, the Bart Club also had a sign up, and people kept walking out, and I was allowed right in. Nice, but tiny.
Aug 14, 2022, 8:13 am
#381
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
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ATL E yesterday morning. Very short wait, agent came to the line scanning BPs to make it faster.
Aug 16, 2022, 8:04 am
#382
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Did a weekend trip to Sarasota last weekend. Happily no lines at:
- ATL E Saturday 6:30 AM
- ATL F Saturday 6:30 AM
- ATL B Sunday 4:00 PM
- ATL C Sunday 5:00 PM
- ATL E Saturday 6:30 AM
- ATL F Saturday 6:30 AM
- ATL B Sunday 4:00 PM
- ATL C Sunday 5:00 PM
Aug 16, 2022, 2:01 pm
#383
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I'm more impressed you were in two places at once! 
I went to the MSP F/G club yesterday around 2pm and found a line of about 10 people to get in. Though that's such a big club, 1 in 1 out only took a few minutes to clear.
I went to the MSP F/G club yesterday around 2pm and found a line of about 10 people to get in. Though that's such a big club, 1 in 1 out only took a few minutes to clear.
Aug 17, 2022, 12:59 am
#384
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Aug 17, 2022, 4:58 am
#385
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Posts: 140
Delta need to sell a service it can offer. The lounge is not complimentary. we pay an annual fee. Some creative way either by giving people vouchers for airport food purchase or have a takeout counter for food grab and go in case lounge is overcrowded, might be more reasonable and feasible short term solution.
Aug 18, 2022, 1:39 pm
#386
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Aug 18, 2022, 6:39 pm
#387
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: SJC/SFO. EWR/JFK
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At JFK this afternoon. Line about 30 passengers deep.
I remembered ATL (maybe this got discontinued) had a signage for D1 so asked, but got a response that there is no D1-skip-the-line trick @JFK.
I sat at an empty gate for 40 minutes - which was totally fine. Didn’t try the AMEX one because of the line.
I remembered ATL (maybe this got discontinued) had a signage for D1 so asked, but got a response that there is no D1-skip-the-line trick @JFK.
I sat at an empty gate for 40 minutes - which was totally fine. Didn’t try the AMEX one because of the line.
Aug 22, 2022, 1:00 pm
#388
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: London
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I had my very first experience w/ Sky Clubs thanks to my Amex Platinum and was rather impressed:
- SLC last Thursday at 7pm - no wait
- LAX T3 this Sunday 8am - no wait
- SFO this Sunday 5min wait (and Sky Club Agent initially would not let me in due to 3hr rule and my flight to LHR was in 6 hours - had to go out and browse on DLs website to verify that I can go in even earlier when connecting; but a new agent was there who let me in anyway).
I found the food options/ decor/ bars better than what BA has to offer and much better compared to the Admirals Club/ United Clubs I've been in.
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- SLC last Thursday at 7pm - no wait
- LAX T3 this Sunday 8am - no wait
- SFO this Sunday 5min wait (and Sky Club Agent initially would not let me in due to 3hr rule and my flight to LHR was in 6 hours - had to go out and browse on DLs website to verify that I can go in even earlier when connecting; but a new agent was there who let me in anyway).
I found the food options/ decor/ bars better than what BA has to offer and much better compared to the Admirals Club/ United Clubs I've been in.
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Aug 22, 2022, 2:59 pm
#389
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: San Francisco
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Posts: 154
- SFO this Sunday 5min wait (and Sky Club Agent initially would not let me in due to 3hr rule and my flight to LHR was in 6 hours - had to go out and browse on DLs website to verify that I can go in even earlier when connecting; but a new agent was there who let me in anyway).
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Aug 22, 2022, 3:30 pm
#390
Join Date: Feb 2019
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