Take this for whatever...a WC agent in DTW says that it may be necessary soon, as people are squatting on the floor at the north/south tram stations to use the wi-fi. IIRC, there is even an electric outlet on the wall near the entrance to the club.

Hey, I used to be one of those guys (until I got my WC membership). I could never reliably maintain a connection at the concourse level near the N/S clubs, so I would squat outside the door. Then I discovered you could reliably pick the main club connection in the food court directly beneath it.

At MSP there's usually restaurants near most of WCs. So I could see how they might want to restrict access. As far as SEA goes, leaving WiFi on is the least they could do considering how early they close.

Ja, you betcha!

-A

With WIFI service providers charging fees for internet access in airport terminals everywhere, I'm surprised fee based providers haven't been requiring airline lounge operators to password protect the access. Fee based provider need to protect their "intellectual property" and charge those customer who are non-lounge members.

Jiburi

Why don't more airports just provide free wi-fi throughout their terminals? Many do, but many don't. My home airport, GSP, does.

Er, because it is a way for them to make money because some people will pay. Kind of like those charges for a second checked bag.

Just a reminder that the SEA CRC will be closing at the end of April, so the only "red-eye" lounge will be the PC, until the WC stays open for the London flight starting in June. However, the club will likely close after that departure, so MSP red-eyes will need to go to the PC even after June1.

This is an old thread, but it does deal with SEA WC changes.

Passed thru there today, and the coverings on the construction that has been ongoing at the far end of the club are now off. It is going to be a bar, not self-serve like it used to be or as in MSP, but a sit down in front of a bartender type bar, seating about 6-7. Nice to see, considering the recent changes there concerning alcohol.

I'd be interested to find out how much alcohol consumption decreased at the SEA WC ever since they changed from having unrestricted access to the bottles, to the present system where you have to find an agent and ask for your drink. I know that in my day, I have poured some pretty stiff drinks.

While the new bar is still closed for business, don't expect the level of service to be increased anytime soon.

BAR BUT NOT A FULLTIME BARTENDER
All WC agents are trained for basic bartending but Seattle's WC's "wish list" is a full-time bartender. They have had full-time bartender for a short term but due to the restrictions of the bean counters, the position was eliminated sometime ago. With WC agents trying to divide their time to perform many tasks (eg. process all memberships(new, renewal, check-in), check-in and look for passenger's flight details, serving beverages and snacks, among others tasks) obtaining attentive & friendly dedicated bar service is impossible.

If you ever had the opportunity to write to NW about WC in Seattle, place this among your request of things needed.

NO FREE PHONE LINES
In the process of installing the bar, they had removed the workstations which had local phone lines. While cell phone technologies have decreased the utilization of the local phone lines, I think this is still an important features that all WC should have. Without this benefit, all calling card and local call will require a fee.

GUINESS?
I'm hoping they are considering adding Guiness (to go along with the LHR flight) among their beverage selection.

Jiburi