No.

Mod hat on: please don’t let this devolve into pro/con tipping. If it does, those posts will be split off from this thread and sent to Omni.

Thanks in advance

LATAM J is allowed entry. You will need boarding pass so either do it online (I could not) or go to Latam desk first - d1 can not check you in for Latam flights. It was a bit annoying and we ended up going through precheck at Intl and walking back via airside connector.

Mod note: we went afield of the purpose of this thread with a discussion on buying a ticket to get airside following a D1 flight. Those posts were broken off to a new thread here: Can I leave my luggage at baggage claim while I go to the D1 lounge?

Passed through here yesterday at lunchtime for the first time and I was incredibly impressed. Agree with all of the above comments that the food is excellent and the staff are absolutely superb. Like another poster said above, it was so unusual to have everyone trying to help.

Beyond the food and staff, the atmosphere and ambience made for a pleasant and enjoyable experience. This was not the Sky Clubs of the past few years that are noisy, overcrowded, and reminiscent of a mall food court or college dorm cafeteria where large groups descend on the place and it's a bum rush to pillage the food. It reminded me of how the club lounges used to be in days gone by before the credit card regime emerged. I didn't hit it during a particularly "off" period either...I asked the staff if this was typical and they said it was.

This definitely puts DL back on par with UA and AA in terms of a premium cabin experience. It has been a long time coming, but they hit this one out of the park. I'd love to have one of these in every hub...I'd never set foot in a Sky Club there again.

Is there a three hour access rule like with the standard Skyclub? Wanting to check it out during lunch before an afternoon D1 flight

No, there is not. Enjoy!

I know there has been some discussion above on AM's 787 to MEX getting access and while its actually sold as D1 on DL's web site I understand that it doesnt really meet the requirements of Transoceanic so I think I may have been denied correctly now, 2 diff x.... However, whats annoying is when I was denied they didnt explain it as b/c it wasnt Trasnoceanic but rather said only VS, AF, & KLM have access as far as partners go. And thats just not right.

At any rate, I now have another AM flight but from MEX and going to NRT. In this scenario there hopefully wont be any issue.. I may need to have the bouncers at the door get one of the D1 agents who will really know the rules though. Just wanted to check on here that same day flying DL to catch the AM MEX-NRT in J will get me in.

Not the lounge as lounge is really only VS KL AF KE LA.. but it should get you in to the check in

Oh I didnt realize that. But isnt the whole point of the check in area that anyone who goes through it has access to the D1 lounge? Now the Sky Club is closed at the back door and it seems like they dont have the person at the elevator how they did on Oct 11 who was calling up to the D1 folks to let them know someone was coming up to go in. I thought if you're in the check in you're in the lounge.

It’s confusing now because the published rules for accessing D1 Check-in are different than the rules for accessing the lounge. The above itinerary doesn’t qualify for D1 lounge access.

However, reviewing the check-in rules below, I also do not believe it qualifies for accessing the check-in facility. (Also observing that these rules are not completely accurate because it omits D1 to BOS and DCA, which do have access.)

• A nonstop Delta One® ticket to New York-JFK;
• A nonstop Delta One ticket on a long-haul transoceanic flight that is 6.5 or more hours;
• A domestic Delta ticket in any class connecting to a same-day Delta One ticket on a long-haul transoceanic Delta flight that is 6.5 or more hours;
• A nonstop transoceanic ticket in First/Business Class on a SkyTeam ®-operated flight;
• A domestic ticket in any class connecting to same-day First/Business Class ticket on an transoceanic SkyTeam-operated flight; or all Delta 360 members departing from LAX in any class of service, on any fare traveling to any destination
• Customers in Delta's VIP Select®may also access Delta One at LAX, regardless of cabin.

door is closed? I was sitting at the high tops on Sunday and staff were going through. I can't imagine they would put it out of use! A lot of the check in eligible pax are only eligible for skyclub, like any sky team, and also 360s not in FC

This is now more confusing than AS w FFD, FL and FFCI…. And I don’t think it could get more confusing than that.

Bullet point 4 wouldn’t that qualify me on AM MEX to NRT as it doesn’t say the flight must be from LAX. However if I can’t use the D1 lounge that kills the best part. Would I even be allowed into the SC since DL to Mex in F I thought doesn’t get you in. The long haul on AM would allow SC?

Very confused 🤔

Not locked but just closed. I didn’t realize there were some ppl who can use the check in but not the lounge. The last time I was there no one was calling up and no one checked my BP so I assumed all check in folks were lounge eligible.

Not sure which level you are referring to, but when I was there last week, they had someone at the gate level entrance by the elevator who checked credentials and called up to the D1 lounge letting them know you were on your way up. The same for the check-in and security area on the first level.

That hallway and door is how D1 pax get to the showers in the SC from the D1 lounge. They escort you from the D1 lounge down the hallway, through the door and SC and to the showers and have one ready and waiting for you. To get back, you just retrace your steps. The staff at the door of the D1 lounge seem pretty switched on at knowing who belongs...once you've been in and out they remember you.

Hmm maybe just my last time no one was by the elevator after the private security because my first time they def called up and last time no one was there by the elevator calling up.

Went through twice in the last few days, once around 8am and the other, during the quiet time around 4pm. Lounge decor is beautiful, and service was top-notch, provided by a gracious, helpful, and very efficient staff.


For breakfast: mixed fruit plate with a mango and pineapple smoothie

Shrimp salad croissant

Steel-cut oats with brown sugar and dried cranberries

Lunch/dinner menu

Dungeness crab Conchiglie

Hamachi crudo

Sushi selection including California roll, spicy tuna roll and the hand roll (with unagi)

My favorite indoor seating area in the lounge with the gorgeous decor

And of course the SkyDeck which is truly “open” compared to the JFK one