Last year was a historic year for Delta Air Lines’ airport lounge portfolio. Although technically the airline only opened one new Sky Club… at the end of December, no less – made a splash among big-spending travelers by launching its first business-class-only outposts in three of its largest coastal hubs.
Delta plans to continue that expansion in 2025, the airline said Tuesday, sharing new details about its fourth Delta One Lounge facility, along with seven additional new, expanded or renovated traditional Sky Clubs across its network.
You will find all the information about opening, growing and improving outposts below:
Delta One fourth lounge
Between mid-summer and early December of last year, Delta cut the ribbon on its first three Delta One Lounge facilities.
Nowadays, you will find those elegant salons in the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).
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Later this spring, a fourth is on the way.
The Delta One Lounge planned for Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is scheduled to open in May, the airline said Tuesday.
At just under 11,000 square feet, this Delta One facility will be much smaller than the flagship JFK lounge. Instead, it will be more comparable in size to the LAX that opened in October.
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Set to open alongside a new Sky Club at SEA, you’ll find the new Delta One Lounge near Gate 11 in Concourse A.
The facility will include an outdoor terrace with views of Mount Rainier, the airline said Tuesday.
Each of the three Delta One lounges opened so far has been very different and features some of the most memorable food, beverage and service offerings of any airline brand outpost in the US.
It’s a likely bet that Delta will try to maintain that standard by opening its second premium club on the West Coast.
New Seattle Sky Club
As mentioned, this isn’t just one Delta One Lounge coming to its Pacific Northwest hub.
Seattle will also have a second Sky Club, which will open as part of the same “complex” that houses the Delta One facility.
The new 14,000-square-foot Sky Club will be located directly beneath the business-class-only outpost, Delta Sky Club COO Tim Genovese told me in a recent interview.
“They’ll be stacked on top of each other. You’ll have an upper deck for our Delta One, and then the Sky Club will be on the lower level,” Genovese said.
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Again, mark your calendars for May for the opening of that double room.
This Sky Club will be the second for Delta in Seattle, meaning the center will have a total of three Delta-branded lounges once these two new outposts open.
Salt Lake City Gets an Even Bigger Sky Club
when delta opened a 28,000-square-foot Sky Club at its Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) hub in 2020, it was, at the time, the largest lounge in its network.
Now, the airline plans to surpass that Concourse A club with a new, even larger outpost in SLC’s Concourse B.
Later this year, Delta plans to open a 34,000-square-foot Sky Club that will also be among the largest on its current network (this one will be slightly smaller than the Expanded Sky Club at New York LaGuardia Airport, not to mention the 40,000-square-foot JFK Delta One Lounge).
Delta is aiming to open its new facility in Salt Lake City by the end of 2025, specifically, sometime between October and the end of the year.
1 new Atlanta Sky Club, 3 renovated
For the first time in nine years, Delta will debut a new Sky Club at its Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) base.
As part of a renovation of the airport’s Concourse D, Atlanta’s dominant airline will open a new 23,000-square-foot club near Gate D16. It will be Delta’s first all-new lounge at its base since 2016.
This outpost is scheduled to debut sometime this spring.
Delta also plans to renew its Sky Clubs in concourses A and C, the airline said.
Today, the airline operates nine Sky Clubs in its hometown.
Not seen in Delta’s lounge plans for 2025: no mention of a Delta One Lounge at its mega center.
Executives have hinted at the possibility of a high-level outpost there: “We’re looking,” Delta lounge chief Claude Roussel told me in October.
But it appears, for now, that there are no such plans in place for this year.
Philadelphia Expansion
Finally, Delta plans to expand its lounge presence in the territory of its main competitors.
By the last three months of 2025, the airline expects to complete a 2,000-square-foot expansion of its Sky Club near the Terminal D/E connector at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).
With that announcement, it’s safe to say that 2025 is shaping up to be a big year for Philadelphia on the salon front. American Airlines, which operates a strength center in PHL, has already announced plans to open a flagship salon at the airport later this year.
Access rules are tightened
For all the excitement about new and expanded lounges, it’s important to note that February will bring a much less welcome Sky Club change for many Delta frequent flyers.
SkyMiles members who gain lounge access through an American Express credit card will be limited to 10 or 15 visits per calendar year, depending on the card.
You can read more, here, about the rules of access to the Sky Club and the Upcoming changes that will take effect on February 1st.
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