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.