Let’s peek inside the Sky Club at Miami’s airport. We hear Celia Cruz and smell a buffet
Delta is offering travelers at Miami International Airport some new comforts as the airline keeps growing in the region.
On Tuesday, Delta unveiled a remodeled Sky Club, a VIP lounge for frequent fliers and other programs.. Travelers on LATAM, a Delta partner since 2022, also can benefit.
The lounge renovations started in December and final touches were made Monday. The space opened to travelers on Tuesday.
The upgraded Sky Club features about 50% more space, totaling over 12,000 square feet. The lounge can now seat 307 people waiting for their flights, 112 more than before.
A free buffet serves up Latin specialties. . Beer is on tap. Two showers are available.
Delta has Sky Club lounges at more than 50 locations, including Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, that allow travelers to relax or work. The carrier is planning new lounges in 2024 at La Guardia, JFK, Charlotte, Seattle, Los Angeles and Boston.
The Miami lounge is all about the heartbeat of the 305.
Miami-centric aqua, orange and blue color the remodeled area at MIA. Local artists are featured. A wall invokes the paved tiles of South Beach. And on Tuesday morning, Celia Cruz’s Que Le Den Candela played on the speakers.
The amenities in the expanded lounge are geared to business travelers, including single-seat dining and lots of outlets to charge electronics.
The remodeled Sky Club comes as Delta has made a push to increase activity at the Miami airport and connect North America and South America.
In December it added four new domestic flights from Miami, including a new route to Minneapolis-St. Paul and increasing service to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Those additions came at the end of a year-long growth plan: Delta concluded last year with 37 domestic flights out of MIA last year, an all-time high.
That happened after Delta finally received regulatory approval in 2022 of its partnership with LATAM Airlines Group. LATAM formed in 2012 by the merger of Chile’s LAN airline and Brazil’s TAM carrier.
Now that Delta has a large partner to take travelers to much of Latin America, the airline is looking to better connect the continents. Delta expects fliers on LATAM connecting on Delta to be big users of the new Sky Club.
At a ribbon-cutting on Tuesday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Delta is now MIA’s second busiest airline. “We cherish their partnership and commitment to a brighter future in Miami-Dade County.”
Here are a few things to know about Delta’s remade Sky Club lounge in Miami:
Where is the Sky Club?
Concourse H, right after TSA security
When is it open?
4:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Is there food?
Free breakfast, lunch and dinner are offered. On the first day, huevos rancheros, oatmeal and grits were on the buffet. Hot sauces included habanero and Pickapeppa sauce from Jamaica. Expect Miami staples guava pastelitos and arroz con pollo, too.
What about drinks?
Some alcoholic drinks, including beers, are free. Those on tap include Veza Sur, the Wynwood-brewed IPA and an ale from South Beach Brewing Company. Specialty cocktails are for sale.
What other amenities are offered?
▪ More than half a dozen flat screen TVs tuned to various networks such as CNBC, ESPN and the Weather Channel
▪ Two showers.
▪ Single-seat dining tables, a communal table with charging source in the center, and power outlets at almost every seat.
▪ Free WiFi.
▪ A view to the concourse, and boarding announcements can easily be heard.
Who can use the Sky Club at MIA?
▪ People with annual memberships, which are available for purchase only by Medallion members of the Delta SkyMiles program, its frequent flier program. Customers should show their boarding pass and ID to access the Sky Club.
▪ Passengers traveling on a domestic Delta One flight.
▪ Passengers traveling on a Delta One international flight.
▪ Sky Team Elite Plus (credit card) customers traveling in any cabin class on a SkyTeam international flight.
Can LATAM passengers access the Sky Club?
▪ LATAM Business Class passengers may access Delta Sky Club with a same-day boarding pass for international travel or with a connection to or from an international flight operated by Delta or LATAM.
▪ LATAM Pass Signature Black Emerald, Black Emerald, or Platinum Sapphire Members may access any Delta Sky Club location with a same-day boarding pass for travel in any class of service or connecting to a same-day international flight operated by Delta or LATAM.
Take a tour of the lounge
