Delta Air Lines has been investing a lot in its lounge network lately, including expanding the network of Delta Sky Club® locations, plus opening Delta One Lounges. The airline is now opening its newest Sky Club, and it’s long overdue, if you ask me, despite being the eighth one at the airport.
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Basics of the new Delta Sky Club® Atlanta Airport
As of April 8, 2025, a new Delta Sky Club® is opening at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). It’s located in Concourse D, near gate D18, and open daily from 6AM until 10PM. This is the first new Sky Club to open at the airport since 2016.
The new Sky Club is 24,000 square feet, with seating for over 500 guests. That makes it the second largest Sky Club at the airport in terms of square footage, though it’s also the highest capacity Sky Club at the airport.
The newest Sky Club is described as being inspired by “the city’s Southern hospitality and urban elegance,” with a brick entryway, shutter screens, and coffered ceilings.
The new Sky Club boasts panoramic views of the airfield. As far as amenities go, the lounge has a large food buffet, two beverage stations, a theater-style media wall, a 16-seat bar, and six soundproof telephone booths. As you’d expect, the food and beverage selection is significantly above average for a standard domestic airline lounge.
Here’s how Claude Roussel, Delta’s VP of Delta Sky Club® and Lounge Experience, describes this:
“As the heart of our operation, Atlanta is more than just a hub—it’s our home. This new space is thoughtfully designed to ensure that guests traveling through Atlanta feel the Southern hospitality of the city we know and love. The opening of our newest Delta Sky Club® in Atlanta – during what happens to be both Delta and ATL’s Centennial year – is a testament to our unwavering commitment to this city and the customers we serve here.”
Below you can find some pictures of the new lounge.
The new Delta Sky Club® Atlanta looks great!
The new Delta Sky Club® Atlanta is an exciting addition to the airport. On the surface, it might not seem like a huge deal, given the number of lounges the airport has. The way I view it, there are two reasons this is great.
First of all, there’s a seemingly endless number of people passing through Atlanta with lounge access, so anything that helps with crowding is a good thing. More importantly, though, the Delta Sky Club® situation in Atlanta is kind of not great, as things currently stand.
Delta has opened some amazing Sky Clubs in recent years, though it has been nearly a decade since we’ve seen a new lounge in Atlanta. As is often the case, Delta seems to take its fortress hub passengers for granted, since the airline hasn’t really been investing in its lounge experience all that much at the airport. Honestly, the Amex Centurion Lounge Atlanta has probably been better than most Sky Clubs up until this point, but maybe this new location gives it some competition.
Speaking of taking passengers for granted, it sure would be nice if a Delta One Lounge were opened in Atlanta, given that it’s Delta’s largest hub. You’d think the airline could update one of the existing Sky Clubs to make it a Delta One Lounge, but I think the airline probably feels like it doesn’t need to invest in that.
Delta wants to open these special premium lounges in markets that are competitive, which is why we’ve seen the focus on airports like Los Angeles (LAX) and New York (JFK). Meanwhile Delta has no firm plans to open Delta One Lounges at airports like Atlanta or Detroit (DTW). 
Bottom line
A new Delta Sky Club® is opening at Atlanta Airport, in Concourse D. This will be the airport’s eighth Sky Club, so it might not sound that exciting. The reason this is so positive is because the lounge actually looks nice, unlike some of the existing Sky Clubs at the airport, which are past their prime, as we haven’t seen a new opening in so long. I look forward to checking out this lounge!
What do you make of the new Delta Sky Club® Atlanta?
Can anyone explain to me why the Delta SkyClub in the international terminal is such a disaster for a main hub?
Food served on paper plates hardly screams premium!
Delta is in SkyTeam so by default everything is a disaster
The answer is in the question: its their hub and they pretty much own international traffic from ATL so they're putting investment in more competitive locations.
From the photos it looks like a lot of the seating is dining-oriented. I hope there will be lots of more relaxed seating, like the grey chairs in pic #7
I don't know why Ben writes these articles this way.
He's clearly done the research into the Delta One lounge projects and understood what Delta's approach to it is. If Delta only cared about building Delta One lounges in competitive airports, there wouldn't be an SLC one in the works, which is a captive fortress hub just like ATL.
Delta made it clear in that very article that he wrote about the SLC D1 lounge...
I don't know why Ben writes these articles this way.
He's clearly done the research into the Delta One lounge projects and understood what Delta's approach to it is. If Delta only cared about building Delta One lounges in competitive airports, there wouldn't be an SLC one in the works, which is a captive fortress hub just like ATL.
Delta made it clear in that very article that he wrote about the SLC D1 lounge that they intend to bring the concept to all airports eventually and it's about the opportunity, space, and timing for them. ATL is a massive hub that they intend to keep growing, they probably need a lot of time to plan out the proper capacity for an ATL D1 lounge.
Wow you write and articulate comments like someone else who regularly posts on DL related matters.
Wow you write like someone that has nothing of value to add to a conversation and cannot interface with a single thing I said.
I literally comment on the majority of articles on this blog.
Maybe if you didn’t constantly have blind allegiance to delta like tim, your story would be more believable.
But instead, tim seems to quickly agree and reply to most everything you say.
Strange…
Get a life, tim
well said.
and let's keep in mind that DL will have opened 4 Delta One lounges in a year and the reviews have been incredible - even by Ben's assessment.
Honestly... with the chance of an airline meltdown later this year still very much a possibility, the changes that DL has already put in place to its international premium products could be curtains for other carriers.
The airline industry is highly volatile.... the industry just...
well said.
and let's keep in mind that DL will have opened 4 Delta One lounges in a year and the reviews have been incredible - even by Ben's assessment.
Honestly... with the chance of an airline meltdown later this year still very much a possibility, the changes that DL has already put in place to its international premium products could be curtains for other carriers.
The airline industry is highly volatile.... the industry just emerged from the shadows of covid and DL has moved very aggressively to improve the quality of its products.
As the industry goes through yet another round of restructuring, DL is by far the best positioned to not just survive whatever crisis emerges but also to push further into the global premium travel market.
Ah, I suppose this will be the end of the SkyClub Fuhrer Bunker in Terminal D. So long and good riddance.
Those 6 soundproof booths are a waste, unless you use one to get away from the idiots holding loud speakerphone meetings in the main lounge.
Just wrapped up my latest ATL layover — that’s #4 this month, all on complimentary upgrades (thanks, Diamond Medallion). The new Sky Club? Gorgeous. But let’s be real, Delta could open a lounge in a broom closet and it’d still outclass most United Clubs. Funny seeing folks cry about Delta “not trying” in ATL — I guess when you’re a profitable, premium carrier with actual standards, you don’t need to pander. Million Miler here, and...
Just wrapped up my latest ATL layover — that’s #4 this month, all on complimentary upgrades (thanks, Diamond Medallion). The new Sky Club? Gorgeous. But let’s be real, Delta could open a lounge in a broom closet and it’d still outclass most United Clubs. Funny seeing folks cry about Delta “not trying” in ATL — I guess when you’re a profitable, premium carrier with actual standards, you don’t need to pander. Million Miler here, and I’m not going anywhere. Keep flying basic economy on United if you want, but some of us are built for comfort.
Having a good long-haul lounge is not pandering lol. It's table stakes.
Hi again, one of Tim’s many alter egos.
Your cats of alter egos all have something in common, blind allegiance to delta.
But again. At least you didn’t do a 1,000 word reply to yourself in 3 minutes this time, tim
Your commitment to these names is amusing
Looks like a United Club
I thought the same thing!
Looks very smart.