ATL, BWI, DFW, and MSP Red Carpet Clubs to Close
Jul 13, 2008, 5:38 pm
#1
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ATL, BWI, DFW, and MSP Red Carpet Clubs to Close
"on or before October 1" is what the agents [in BWI] have been told.
Kathie at the US club told me this when I was commiserating
with her about losing her job on August 5, so I hotfooted it
here, and the concierge here confirmed this news.
Pity about the Southwesternization of the skies ...
Kathie at the US club told me this when I was commiserating
with her about losing her job on August 5, so I hotfooted it
here, and the concierge here confirmed this news.
Pity about the Southwesternization of the skies ...
Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; Jul 14, 2008 at 10:41 am Reason: edited title to include ATL and DFW
Jul 13, 2008, 5:41 pm
#2
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bummer i fly to BWI all the time and that club is always full
Jul 13, 2008, 5:41 pm
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ATL, too
The RCC agent told me the ATL club will close, too. She mentioned that four clubs were closing. I asked her which ones -- she remembered BWI, but couldn't recall the other two.
Jul 13, 2008, 6:04 pm
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How sad. 
I hope that PDX stays but with all the reductions there it wouldn't be surprising.
I hope that PDX stays but with all the reductions there it wouldn't be surprising.
Jul 13, 2008, 6:06 pm
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Given the implosion of flights to MEX, I sure hope it ain't on the list 
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Jul 13, 2008, 7:01 pm
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hopefully with fewer clubs and the partnership with CO, RCC can focus in giving us a better product.
Last edited by maxinkuckee04; Jul 13, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Jul 13, 2008, 7:03 pm
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Don't you mean the partnership with CO? US Air isn't noted for providing high quality.
Jul 13, 2008, 7:03 pm
#8
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Very sad. This is this first year where I'll be using BWI as a starting point for my international flights from BWI (I usually go to IAD for the non-stops to Asia/Europe).
Jul 13, 2008, 7:19 pm
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Jul 13, 2008, 8:39 pm
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Very sad - not happy about this. The staff at the RCC at BWI are the best ^
Jul 13, 2008, 8:41 pm
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Now I'm afraid DFW is on the list of closures too.
Jul 13, 2008, 10:08 pm
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Yea, I have to think that the tiny clubs like ATL, DFW, MSP, and PDX are on the short list. I need to double-check, but I think that at all 4 airports, those are the only *G lounges; I don't think CO coming over will help in that regard either.
Jul 13, 2008, 10:11 pm
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That's bad news. I absolutely hate ATL -- too big, TSA is a nightmare, the shuttle bus system is a nightmare, ugh! I agree, the RCC was a convenient refuge down in UA's little patch at the end of the T concourse.
Jul 13, 2008, 10:17 pm
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is the BWI RCC so different from the EWR RCC (aside from the physical size)? They have very approximately the same number of flights to ORD/DEN/SFO/LAX per day. Would EWR be at risk too, or is there more premium traffic from EWR that would keep it off the chopping block?
Jul 13, 2008, 10:26 pm
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Hello.
SNA comes to mind for "small" RCC club list
SNA comes to mind for "small" RCC club list
