Delta Air Lines operates eight lounges out of its fortress hub at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. This review focuses on the Sky Club in Concourse C.
Delta Sky Club Concourse C Review – Atlanta (ATL)
Picture ATL like a series of vertical lines, almost like a bar graph, starting in Terminal T and then going A – B – C – D – E – F. Terminal C is the fourth concourse you come to after clearing security on the “domestic” side of the airport. It’s a massive airport and Delta offers many lounges. These lounges tend to get very crowded and this lounge was no exception.
Hours + Access + Location
The lounge is open daily from 6:45 am to 10:30 pm and is located in Concourse C near gate C37. While Concourses T, A, and B were bustling, C was like a ghost town at 8:00 am, though there were a fair number of guests in the lounge.
Access is available to:
- Delta Sky Club members (along with same-day boarding pass for Delta or a partner)
- Lifetime members can access the club regardless of the airline they are traveling on
- Two guests or immediate family (including all children under age 21) are permitted for “executive” members while “individual” members must pay $50 for guests (max two).
- Delta One or SkyTeam premium cabin passengers
- Access only when traveling on a branded “Delta One’ (versus first class) domestically
- Access when connecting to/from a same-day international Delta One flight
- No guests permitted
- SkyTeam Elite Plus members traveling on an international ticket in any cabin of service
- Includes Canada, Mexico
- Excludes Caribbean, Guam, Palau, Saipan
- One guest permitted
- There is an exception for SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers via SkyMiles (no access if traveling in economy class)
- Select credit card holders
- Delta SkyMiles Reserve from American Express
- no access on basic economy fares
- limited to 15 visits per year unless $75,000 annual spending on card
- guests are $50 each
- American Express Platinum / Centurion
- no access for Platinum business cards
- limited to 10 visits per year unless $75,000 annual spending on card
- no access on basic economy fares
- Delta SkyMiles Diners Club card
- Three visits per year (guests are included in this count)
- no access on basic economy fares
- two guests permitted
- Delta SkyMiles TRUST CLUB Platinum/Gold Visa card
- Six visits per year (guests are included in this count) for Platinum, three visits for Gold card
- no access on basic economy fares
- two guests permitted
- Delta SkyMiles Reserve from American Express
- WestJet Business Class passengers
- No guests permitted
- WestJet Rewards Gold and Platinum members
- Access only when traveling on a transborder flight
- One guest permitted
Take the stairs or escalator up from the departure level to the lounge.
I noticed the lounge had scored an 89/100 on its most recent inspection report (apparently due to improper reheating procedures for hot food).
Seating
From the check-in desk, you can turn left or right for seating with a large open area in the rear of the lounge with views of the apron below. Compared to the D, E, and F lounges, this lounge is fairly drab and overdue for a refurbishment.
Food + Drink
This lounge features a full breakfast spread during the morning hours, including sausage, scrambled eggs, potatoes, salad, bagels, toast, and croissants. Food is available via a buffet area in the corner of the lounge, with a full-service bar as well as a self-service drink station with water, coffee, tea, soft drinks, and juice.
Printing
A copy machine offers wireless printing from your electronic device.
Restrooms + Showers
Restrooms are available, but no showers. The restroom was overdue to a clean-up, with wet counter and floors.
CONCLUSION
The staff were friendly in this lounge and it’s not a bad place to wait for your flight if you are departing from Terminal C, but I found Delta’s other Sky Clubs in Atlanta more pleasant (except for the overcrowded Terminal T lounge).
It doesn’t look like any lounges (so far) have any real advantage over the other in terms of food, so I guess the real appeal to people is location and/or tastes in decor…
But if the restroom is that messy ar 8am, that isn’t a good sign…
Yikes. A ‘B’ grade from the health department. I’m not surprised, given my experience going through here several times a month.
It’s not reheating that’s dinged, but cooling. The “out” column is the one to watch. Nine points for the failure of cold service and two more for a lack of thermometers. Or so it seems to my untrained eyes.
(NA and NO don’t incur penalties)
Probably fine. Maybe wanna skip the potato salad in July. But that’s generally wise advice.