Jun 27, 2021, 12:43 pm
Last edit by: Zorak
- T4:
- near gate B31
- pop-up temporary club in the former Wingtips lounge space (stay on same level after clearing TSA and turn right)
T2: mezzanine levelT2 is closed
New York JFK Delta Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
Mar 7, 2019, 1:53 am
#482
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I cannot stand when I try to just check in but they want me to then fumble around for the boarding pass. It pretends to be a "service" but it's not.
Mar 7, 2019, 3:32 am
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Mar 7, 2019, 5:22 am
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Moving the check-in downstairs isn't just in keeping with the changes made at Detroit's main Sky Club, but it's also one step closer to fully automated check-in as is the case in some European airports as the labor cost in those markets is too high to pay someone to scan boarding passes.
Mar 7, 2019, 12:06 pm
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I hadn't noticed that, but at least explains something ... but I didn't notice any change to color scheme or carpeting, as would seem to be suggested by the renderings that have popped up a few places. And the marketing of a "new" club in Spring 2019 means things really need to start moving if they're going to deliver anything like the renderings.
Mar 7, 2019, 6:02 pm
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Moving the check-in downstairs isn't just in keeping with the changes made at Detroit's main Sky Club, but it's also one step closer to fully automated check-in as is the case in some European airports as the labor cost in those markets is too high to pay someone to scan boarding passes.
Mar 13, 2019, 7:54 pm
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I've only ever seen maybe 3 agents at the giant desk upstairs, they could probably fit that many people downstairs, especially with handheld scanners to process most check-ins.
I'm not sure what the labor savings are there in Europe as IME there's always one or two agents standing behind or near the self service scanners. IME those scanners reduce the likelihood that you're stuck behind someone trying to check in but having problems. And anyway DL doesn't have self service check-in at any SC that I'm aware of (not that I'd mind it) so I fail to see how relocating the check-in desk has anything to do with that.
I'm not sure what the labor savings are there in Europe as IME there's always one or two agents standing behind or near the self service scanners. IME those scanners reduce the likelihood that you're stuck behind someone trying to check in but having problems. And anyway DL doesn't have self service check-in at any SC that I'm aware of (not that I'd mind it) so I fail to see how relocating the check-in desk has anything to do with that.
Mar 13, 2019, 8:03 pm
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Mar 13, 2019, 9:45 pm
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The one time I used the JFK T4 lounge there were SC agents with a rolling cart serving drinks at your seat there was also an agent taking drink orders (for items not on the rolling cart, like champagne).
Mar 13, 2019, 9:55 pm
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Food is definitely enough to put a meal together -- usually some sort of chicken-based hot item and a vegetarian hot item. Plus a salad bar and often times a noodle bar that has grilled/diced chicken and tofu that you can add if you are looking for protein
Mar 14, 2019, 2:53 am
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I've seen this at Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Honolulu. Sometimes it's champagne and cheese or chocolate, other times it's fresh cookies and coffee -- it varies. Last week, in Minneapolis, it was smoked salmon and orange juice. Kind of cool.
Mar 18, 2019, 9:23 pm
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They also have the carts at SFO.
Mar 20, 2019, 4:07 am
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Be careful what you wish for. The moment this happens the qualify of services at the regular club goes down. And I'm not sure which AF lounges you are talking about, but many of them are seriously worse than any Sky Club and certainly a huge step down from JFK T4. The SFO AF lounge, for example, is kind of like a sort of nice bus station.
Mar 20, 2019, 6:29 am
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Indeed. Hopefully, it will still be Priority Pass accessible once it reopens. I used to get there early to drink a whole bottle of champagne before my flight. Much better than the Spanish or Italian sparkling wines that Delta serves in-flight.