Delta Air Lines has opened a second Delta One Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, giving premium cabin passengers another dedicated space at LAX as Delta continues its multi-year investment in Los Angeles.
Delta Opens Second Delta One Lounge At LAX, This Time In Terminal 2
This new lounge is located in Terminal 2 and is now open as “Phase One” of a larger Delta One Lounge project. It is not as large as the Delta One Lounge in Terminal 3, which I reviewed earlier and found to be excellent, but it does bring Delta’s premium ground experience closer to passengers departing from the Terminal 2 gates.
The new Terminal 2 Delta One Lounge offers:
- 4,000 square feet of space
- Seating for 75 guests
- Dedicated full-service dining at every seat
- Four private cabana-style restrooms
- Three dedicated shower suites in the adjacent Delta Sky Club space (more on that below)
- Daily hours from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm (the Terminal 3 Delta One Lounge opens earlier, at 4:15 am, and stays open later, until 11:30 pm(
Delta One Lounge Access Rules At LAX Terminal 2
Access rules for the new Terminal 2 Delta One Lounge mirror the rest of the Delta One Lounge network. You can enter if you are traveling the same day on a departing, connecting, or arriving Delta One flight (that includes transcontinental and Hawaii flights marketed as Delta One)
Delta 360° members also have access when traveling the same day on a departing, connecting, or arriving domestic first class ticket. Finally, passengers traveling the same day on a departing or connecting longhaul flight operated by select Delta partners also have access when booked in first or business class. Eligible partners include Air France, KLM, Korean Air, LATAM, and Virgin Atlantic.
Some pictures:
This is a small lounge which you might recognize as the former Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse, but Delta is emphasizing à la carte dining at your seat, a premium beverage menu with destination-inspired cocktails, beer, and wine, pastries and jams from Los Angeles favorite Sqirl, chocolate from Milla, and coffee selections from California-based Verve Coffee.
There are a couple drink stations, a dessert table, and a bar at the lounge, but otherwise all food is a la carte.
Here’s a look at the menu:
Cool Perk: Portable Monitors
One cool thing this lounge has is Espresso Displays portable monitors that you can check out – they hook into your laptop via USB-C and effectively double your screen size. Nice!
Unique Shower Setup
The lounge will have showers, but like the Terminal 3 Delta One Lounge, the showers are not (yet) in the lounge itself. Instead, you will be escorted across the mezzanine to an umarked door. Inside, are three shower suites:
The lounge has its own private restrooms in the lounge itself, marked with LA-themed artwork.
A Second Delta One Lounge, But Really A Temporary First Step
The key thing to understand is that this is only the first stage.
Delta says Phase One of the Terminal 2 Delta One Lounge is now open, but the larger transformation will unfold over the next couple of years. In the second half of 2027, Terminal 2 is also expected to get a new 11,000-square-foot Delta Sky Club, replacing the prior club that closed in 2024 for renovation (old review here).
Once that new Sky Club opens, the existing Terminal 2 Delta One Lounge will close for renovation. The final version of the Terminal 2 Delta One Lounge is then scheduled to reopen in 2028.
So this is not the finished product. It is Delta getting premium passengers a dedicated space now while it works toward a larger buildout ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games. Delta is a founding partner of LA28 and has every incentive to make LAX feel polished before the world arrives…it’s also recently added service to Hong Kong and has announced (or will soon announce) additional domestic expansion.
Premium From Curb To Lounge
The lounge is also part of Delta’s broader “curb to cloud” premium push at LAX.
Delta One passengers can use the exclusive Delta One curbside check-in area and dedicated private security lane. From there, customers take an elevator to the third floor and can walk directly to the Terminal 2 lounge in about five minutes.
Delta will also operate a golf cart shuttle between the two Delta One Lounges for connecting customers who do not want to walk between them.
LAX is finally becoming much more connected airside, but not everyone wants to schlep between terminals…it’s a decent walk if you do it yourself (you can work off all the delicious Milla chocolate!).
Delta’s LAX Investment Continues
Delta has invested heavily in LAX over the last several years, not just in lounges but also in gates, terminal connectivity, check-in, and route growth. The airline continues to describe itself as LAX’s leading global carrier and premier West Coast gateway, and while that sort of language can easily sound like corporate fluff, it has pulled ahead in the LAX horserace.
Delta says that by December 19 it will offer peak-day departures to 50 destinations from Los Angeles, supported by a growing international network. New nonstop service to Hong Kong and Chicago O’Hare has already commenced, and Vancouver (YVR) service starts November 21.
Add in the first Delta One Lounge in Terminal 3, this new Terminal 2 Delta One Lounge, the coming 11,000-square-foot Sky Club, and the final 2028 Delta One Lounge transformation, and the strategy is clear enough: Delta wants LAX to be its premium West Coast showcase.
Not every Delta route from LAX will work, and not every addition is revolutionary. But the infrastructure investment is real.
CONCLUSION
Delta’s second Delta One Lounge at LAX is now open in Terminal 2.
At 4,000 square feet with seating for 75 guests, this first phase is not huge, but it brings à la carte dining, premium drinks, private restrooms, access to shower suites, and a more polished premium experience to passengers using Terminal 2.
But that’s just the start. A new 11,000-square-foot Delta Sky Club is scheduled for Terminal 2 in the second half of 2027, the current Terminal 2 Delta One Lounge will then close for renovation, and the final version of the lounge is expected to open in 2028.
Delta’s LAX premium strategy is becoming clearer: two Delta One Lounges, a private check-in and security experience, more international routes, and a much more serious effort to monetize the wealth and flight discretion that characterize Southern California.
color me old-fashioned but I really don’t like the a la carte style dining that inevitably results in a tip expectation in a club — something D1 clubs have seen happening.
I prefer the nicer buffet set ups where you go at your leisure, not trying to flag down an underpaid service worker.
I like the a la carte concept, but detest our tipping culture. The good news here is that these workers are well-paid…they are least paid a living wage of $32.65 per hour (or $25/hour with health care benefits), as are all workers at LAX per local ordinance. So no tipping from me…
Even bartenders at the standard domestic lounges?
Here’s hoping this makes AA improve the Flagship Lounge at LAX and United improve the LAX Polaris. Both need some expansion/refurbishment