Delta Sky Club – Salt Lake City
Our plane parked at gate C3 and after disembarking it was a short walk over to the Salt Lake City Delta Sky Club lounge. The airport was busy and this seems to be the case most times when I’m transitioning through the Salt Lake City Airport. In the middle of the terminal all the different halls meet in a central location as you walk toward Terminal 2. The Delta Sky Club in located in the middle of this terminal, between the C and D concourses.
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Out from gate C3
Terminal 2
Lots of Delta planes at this western hub
Entrance
Small reception desk just inside the club
On entering the club there is a small desk where the staff checks for the proper credentials. Once inside there is a beautiful large lobby desk with agents ready to assist passengers. This lounge went through a major update about 3 years ago. Before the lounge was sectioned off into separate areas and would frequently get overcrowded. The renovation basically opened everything into connecting areas and has made the club feel larger and somewhat less crowded.
Agents ready to assist with flight operations
Open view to main seating section
Open section half way in
Another view
TV room off the open section
Back of open section – no views but lots of natural daylight
I like this back section where there is some daylight entering the space. The view is not special, but the daylight helps. Frankly speaking, the interior lighting is terrible.
Food station with full service bar behind
Another view to bar and sideboard
I would have done some close ups of the available food, but it was so busy I really couldn’t do it. Edibles included 2 soups, salad, chicken salad, cheese, olives; …. The typical Delta fare. Compared to just a few years ago Delta has really upped their game in regards to available eats. Having hot soup is always good if you’re a little hungry. I had a serving of the chicken salad and found it pretty good.
Connecting corridors to bathrooms and quiet area
Quite area to the left and back as you enter
Another view
Additional quiet space with private cube club chairs
Back working bench in quiet area
Even with this new configuration this lounge frequently still gets very full. The lounge is a decent Sky Club and whenever I have a lay-over at the Salt Lake City airport I visit here. The problem with the lounge isn’t the lounge itself, but with volume of Delta traffic through this airport. Salt Lake City is Delta’s fourth largest hub (measured by Delta passengers), ahead of LAX and Seattle. They control over 70% of the airport passenger traffic. It is “A PRIMARY” connection point for getting around the western mountain states, as well as connecting Delta flights WEST-EAST-WEST. Delta has one club here. One perpetually crowed Sky Club. Also, there is no other lounge at the airport. This is the reason the Salt Lake City Sky Club is habitually crowded.
The congestion isn’t just limited to the Sky Club lounge. Whenever I transition through this airport is feels busy, really busy. The local airport administration understands this and in 2013 began an 8 to 10 year project to construct a new terminal with increased capacity and concourses. That’s still a lot of time and it would be helpful if Delta in the meantime would add a couple additional clubs to Salt Lake City airport.
In Summary:
The Delta Sky Club at Salt Lake City airport is a fine lounge itself. The recent update has opened some space up and Delta’s improvements to their food offering are also evident here. If you do visit this lounge expect a crowded space because it’s the only lounge at the airport.
Delta, please make a commitment and investment to your largest west coast hub and add a couple more lounges.