Delta Teases Premium Lounges In Latest York, Los Angeles, & Boston This Yr

Summary

Delta is about to open premium lounges in Latest York, Los Angeles, and Boston in 2024, offering a customized and dedicated level of service for international first-class and business-class passengers.
The lounge at JFK, opening in June 2024, shall be the most important in Delta’s network, spanning 38,000 square feet and featuring a chef-assisted market, open kitchens, full-service brassieres, and a year-round terrace.
Access to the lounge is predicted to be limited to international first-class and business-class passengers, with elite status holders directed to Delta’s existing Sky Clubs. Delta goals to reward its top passengers with an exclusive experience much like other legacy carriers’ flagship lounges.

Following multiple upgrades and additions to Delta’s Sky Club network, the Atlanta-based carrier will usher in 2024 by opening the long-awaited premium lounge experience. This recent lounge experience shall be available to passengers at Delta’s hub at Latest York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).

First look

2024 is off to a wonderful start for Delta customers, because the carrier plans to open its long-awaited premium lounges in Latest York, Los Angeles, and Boston this 12 months. Delta first made headways in 2022 after it confirmed it was planning a brand new premium facility at its hub at Latest York-JFK Terminal 4. Following that announcement, Delta revealed Los Angeles would host the second premium lounge, which can be connected to the prevailing Sky Club in Los Angeles. Then, in August 2023, it was announced that Boston would turn out to be the third host of a premium lounge, which shall be situated within the newly renovated Terminal E and connected to the newly opened Sky Club.

Photo: Delta Air Lines

Delta has announced that these unnamed business class-only facilities are slated to open in 2024. Based on Delta, the primary of those premium lounges will open at JFK in June 2024. It would be situated in a 38,000-square-foot facility and include a chef-assisted market with dedicated wellness areas, open kitchens, full-service brassieres, and more. Furthermore, the premium lounge will feature a year-round terrace. When accomplished, it would be the most important in Delta’s network.

Delta Airlines A350-900 at Tokyo Haneda Airport.

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The lounge underscores the carrier’s significant presence on the airport.

Delta plans to open the premium lounges at LAX and BOS by the top of 2024 and has set a tentative date for the fourth quarter of 2024. As with the lounge at JFK, the lounge at LAX will boast an outside terrace along with the over 10,000 square foot facility travelers can access from the Delta One check-in area. The premium lounge, spanning 6,300 square feet in Boston, can be slated to open within the fourth quarter of 2024 and may seat 120 customers.

Rendering of the restaurant at the JFK premium lounge

Photo: Delta Air Lines

Nevertheless, most of the main points about these recent business-class-only lounges have been kept secret. Today, passengers traveling in Delta One and business class on SkyTeam member carriers can access Sky Clubs at their departure airport. Still, unlike fellow US legacy carriers, Delta passengers would not have any separate space or advantages in comparison with members. As compared, United Airlines has significantly invested in its exclusive Polaris lounges across its network in the US, and American Airlines has done the identical with its Flagship lounges. Now, Delta will join because it looks to reward its top passengers with an exclusive experience.

Emphasis on premium travel

While the access guidelines for these premium lounges are still within the works, Delta’s Vice President of Sky Club and Lounge Experience, Claude Roussel, described the lounge stating:

“We would like each of our guests to receive a highly personalized and dedicated level of service. It is not enough to have beautiful spaces and exceptional offerings. Premium lounge customers should feel welcomed and known after they walk within the door, just as they might at their favorite hotel or restaurant. We stay up for providing that warm welcome and making ‘premium’ feel personal for every guest.”

Regardless, access to the lounge will almost definitely be strictly limited to international first-class and business-class passengers on Delta or SkyTeam partners. American Airlines in its Flagship First Dining a part of its lounge and United Airlines in its Polaris lounges don’t allow elite status holders of any tier to access its facility. Delta will likely follow suit as elite status holders shall be redirected to its Sky Clubs as an alternative.