Big changes are now in effect for Delta Sky Club access, primarily in an attempt to combat overcrowding. Basic economy flyers aren’t welcome and both Amex Platinum and Delta Reserve cardholders are limited to visiting a handful of times per year unless they spend $75K annually on their respective cards.
In this post, I’ve rounded up all of the various options for entering Delta Sky Clubs.
Methods for entering Sky Clubs
In all cases, to enter a Delta Sky Club you must be flying Delta or a Delta partner same-day. Below you’ll find information about entering Sky Clubs with credit cards, memberships, class of service (e.g. book Delta One), and elite status.
Credit Cards
When flying Delta same-day in any cabin other than Basic Economy, you may enter the club if you have one of these cards:
- Amex Platinum Card access is limited to 10 Sky Club visit-days per year unless cardmember has spent $75K in the current or preceding calendar year. Each of the following Platinum cards offer Sky Club access:
- Delta Reserve Card access is limited to 15 Sky Club visit-days per year unless cardmember has spent $75K in the current or preceding calendar year. Each of the following Delta Reserve cards offer Sky Club access:
Sky Club Membership
When flying Delta same-day in any cabin other than Basic Economy, you may enter the club if you have a Sky Club membership.
Only Delta elite Medallion members may purchase club memberships. Membership gives you Sky Club access only when flying Delta or a partner airline on the same day. Further, those flying Basic Economy (E) fare tickets (or similar “Light” or “basic” tickets issued by a Delta partner) do not have access to the Delta Sky Club.
At the time of this writing, Delta’s website shows the following membership options:
- Executive Membership: Unlimited Club access for the Member and up to two guests (or their spouse/domestic partner and children under 21) per visit.
- $1,495.00 or 149,500 miles.
- Individual Membership: Unlimited Club access for the member only. Members may bring up to two guests or immediate family to the Club at the rate of $50 or 5,000 miles per guest per visit.
- $695.00 or 69,500 miles
Diamond alternative: Another option for getting membership is to earn Delta Diamond status and to use Choice Benefits for a Sky Club membership:
- Individual Membership: Requires 2 Diamond Choice Benefit selections
- Executive Membership: Requires 3 Diamond Choice Benefit selections
Fly Delta One or Sky Team business or first class
Delta One is Delta’s business class which typically offers lie-flat seats. When flying Delta One internationally or within the U.S., you’ll get Sky Club access same-day. Sky Club access is also granted when flying a Sky Team partner in business or first class for all segments of their journey.
Elite Status
Depending upon what type of flight you booked, you may be able to enter Sky Clubs if you have Delta Gold Medallion status or higher, or SkyTeam Elite Plus or higher with another airline.
Delta Gold, Platinum, or Diamond Medallion Status
If you have Gold or higher status with Delta, you plus one guest can enter a Sky Club if you’re flying internationally and are ticketed into one of the following cabins:
- International Premium Select (guest must also be flying Premium Select)
- Delta One (guest must also be flying Delta One)
- First Class to Canada, Mexico, or Central America (guest must also be flying First Class)
Note that flights between the US and the Caribbean are not included.
Sky Team Elite Plus
If you have Sky Team Elite Plus from a SkyTeam airline other than Delta, you plus one guest can enter Delta Sky Clubs when flying same day in any cabin on an international SkyTeam flight or on a domestic flight connecting to an international flight.
This benefit is provided only at the departure airport and not on arrival (except when you are continuing onward on a SkyTeam flight on the same itinerary)
Note that this appears to be the only way to enter Sky Clubs when flying Basic Economy.
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