SkyTeam Expands Lounge Access Before Domestic Flights to 70+ Locations – Delta SkyClubs Still Missing

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Until April 2025, it was a fixed rule that you need a business class ticket or international connection flight to access SkyTeam lounges before domestic journeys. It was a welcome surprise when members of the alliance changed that rule. Six months after the the initial 25 lounges opened their gates to SkyTeam Elite Plus status holders on domestic flights, the list has been expanded to more than seventy locations.

The document linked above shows all lounges, and can therefore be a little confusing. We have compiled a list that just includes affected airports, sorted by the hosting airline. New entries are printed bold.

Show the complete list of lounges
AirportCityOperator
CUUChihuahuaAeromexico
GDLGuadalajaraAeromexico
MEXMexico CityAeromexico
MIDMeridaAeromexico
MTYMonterreyAeromexico
TRCTorreonAeromexico
CDGParisAir France
ORYParisAir France
BODBordeauxAir France
GVAGenevaAir France
BOSBostonAir France
IADWashington D.C.Air France
JFKNew York CityAir France
SFOSan FranciscoAir France
LAXLos AngelesAir France
IAHHoustonAir France
IAHHoustonKLM
CGKJakartaGaruda Indonesia
DPSBaliGaruda Indonesia
NBONairobiKenya Airways
CJUJejuKorean Air
GMPSeoulKorean Air
HNLHonoluluKorean Air
JFKNew YorkKorean Air
PUSBusanKorean Air
CTUChengduChina Eastern
TFUChengduChina Eastern
HFEHefeiChina Eastern
KHNNanchangChina Eastern
KMGKunmingChina Eastern
LHWLanzhouChina Eastern
NGBNingboChina Eastern
NKGNanjingChina Eastern
PEKBeijingChina Eastern
PKXBeijingChina Eastern
PVGShanghaiChina Eastern
SHAShanghaiChina Eastern
TAOQingdaoChina Eastern
TNAJinanChina Eastern
TYNTaiyuanChina Eastern
WUHWuhanChina Eastern
WUXWuxiChina Eastern
XIYXi’AnChina Eastern
ARNStockholmSAS Scandinavian Airlines
CPHCopenhagenSAS Scandinavian Airlines
GOTGothenburgSAS Scandinavian Airlines
OSLOsloSAS Scandinavian Airlines
EWRNew York City / NewarkSAS Scandinavian Airlines
ORDChicagoSAS Scandinavian Airlines
JEDJeddahSaudia
RUHRiyadhSaudia
HANHanoiVietnam Airlines
SGNHo Chi Minh CityVietnam Airlines
FOCFuzhouXiamen Air
HGHHangzhouXiamen Air
JJNJinjiangXiamen Air
XMNXiamenXiamen Air

Most Changes in China, Mexico & South Korea

As you can easily see from the distribution of our list, status holders on domestic itineraries in China, South Korea and Mexico benefit most from the latest changes. With China Eastern and Xiamen Air, two Chinese airlines have opened almost all of their domestic lounges to frequent flyers. This is good news, not only because of China’s extensive domestic flight network. From personal experience, the domestic lounges are often more enjoyable than their international counterparts.

The other two airlines opening up lounges on a large scale are Korean Air and Aeromexico. On the world’s busiest route (Seoul to Jeju), SkyTeam Elite Plus members can now enjoy lounge access in each direction. Outside entire airlines changing lounge access rules, the addition of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam is noteworthy. Due to slow ground transport, air travel is important to Vietnam, and lounge access on domestic routes was previously possible only in Hanoi.

Delta SkyClubs Still Missing From the List

The most glaring omission from the list remains Delta Air Lines, but American travellers on domestic itineraries are in a special situation anyway. In most cases, not even business class tickets grant lounge access. Other members like Saudia limit lounge access to their hubs. Carriers like Taiwan’s China Airlines are missing because they simply don’t operate domestic flights.

While most frequent flyers will benefit from these rules in one way or another, there are two notable exceptions. Delta SkyMiles tier holders are denied lounge access on any domestic itinerary in the US, to both Delta and SkyTeam partner lounges. If you gained your SkyTeam status through Aerolíneas Argentinas, you still can’t access any SkyTeam lounge before a domestic flight.

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