DL One vs. UA ps
#91
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If you're an elite flyer ex-SFO why would you even care about the UC situation. The Centurion is the de-facto United lounge for me unless I need some customer support. Considering the Centurion is in the UA terminals and not connected to the DL gates, and we're not about to go through security twice—you have to compare the Centurion experience vs. the DL SkyClub experience, and I think T3 wins hands down here.
Also, with CLEAR, security is pretty much a non-issue. Though on the way back the lack of CLEAR at EWR really hurts.
Also, with CLEAR, security is pretty much a non-issue. Though on the way back the lack of CLEAR at EWR really hurts.
#92
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#93
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If you're an elite flyer ex-SFO why would you even care about the UC situation. The Centurion is the de-facto United lounge for me unless I need some customer support. Considering the Centurion is in the UA terminals and not connected to the DL gates, and we're not about to go through security twiceyou have to compare the Centurion experience vs. the DL SkyClub experience, and I think T3 wins hands down here.
Also, with CLEAR, security is pretty much a non-issue. Though on the way back the lack of CLEAR at EWR really hurts.
Also, with CLEAR, security is pretty much a non-issue. Though on the way back the lack of CLEAR at EWR really hurts.
#94
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If you're an elite flyer ex-SFO why would you even care about the UC situation. The Centurion is the de-facto United lounge for me unless I need some customer support. Considering the Centurion is in the UA terminals and not connected to the DL gates, and we're not about to go through security twiceyou have to compare the Centurion experience vs. the DL SkyClub experience, and I think T3 wins hands down here.
It was an international flight so it was a long walk to the G gates... and another long and quite fast-paced walk back when I realized the flight to Frankfurt is departing from gate 82.
#95
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If you're an elite flyer ex-SFO why would you even care about the UC situation. The Centurion is the de-facto United lounge for me unless I need some customer support. Considering the Centurion is in the UA terminals and not connected to the DL gates, and we're not about to go through security twice—you have to compare the Centurion experience vs. the DL SkyClub experience, and I think T3 wins hands down here.
And I prefer the SFO SkyClub to Centurion. More spacious, great tarmac views, decent food, much lower db percentage.
This was brewing for a while, but for my last flight out of SFO I finally did the unthinkable: it was so crowded that after getting a quick bite I left the Centurion lounge for the UC club by gate 70. Plenty of seats and was surprised to find the fancy coke machine that can mix all the flavors.
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Because Centurion is a mob scene much of the day. We were in there Friday @5 pm and there were not two seats together anywhere in the lounge.
And I prefer the SFO SkyClub to Centurion. More spacious, great tarmac views, decent food, much lower db percentage.
We wound up in the rotunda club Friday. No problem finding seats and while the food sucks, at least the internet is smoking fast (around 200 mbps down). I could barely maintain a connection in Centurion.
And I prefer the SFO SkyClub to Centurion. More spacious, great tarmac views, decent food, much lower db percentage.
We wound up in the rotunda club Friday. No problem finding seats and while the food sucks, at least the internet is smoking fast (around 200 mbps down). I could barely maintain a connection in Centurion.
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I will say that the old UC in the rotunda does have nice views, though. Saw a lot of 77Ws and Dreamliners taking off both to the west and to the north. I really like the north-facing view when 2 planes take off in parallel and fly off in separate directions.
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