Delta to expand Delta One check-in areas to all U.S. hubs by end of 2025

Neither SLC nor MSP will feature a Delta One Lounge, but Salt Lake City is set to open a new, large Sky Club by the end of the month, according to a Delta spokesperson.

Delta’s expansion of premium services is part of a broader strategy to attract high-end travelers. The airline has reported strong financial results in recent years, driven in part by its partnership with American Express. In 2025, Delta expects to generate a record $8 billion from its Amex credit card collaboration, following $2 billion in revenue during the third quarter alone.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said, "We've been acquiring a record number of premium cardholders. The mix of those [card] acquisitions is skewing higher and higher in terms of reaching a more premium audience. And those customers have better credit scores, so they get approved more often."

The airline’s top-tier consumer card, the Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Card, has an annual fee of $650 and offers benefits such as an annual companion ticket and 15 Sky Club visits.

Delta’s core customer base includes many with household incomes above $100,000. Bastian noted, "Our consumer base has remained financially sound."

Despite an overall decline in consumer sentiment in September, as reported by the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers, Delta saw continued demand for its premium cabins even as main cabin sales to Europe slowed during the late summer. The airline attributed this to economic uncertainty earlier in the year when many travelers book summer trips.

Delta reported that its Premium Select and Delta One seats remained popular during this period. The company also observed an increase in travel spending among both business and leisure travelers in recent months, which could signal stronger demand heading into 2026, when Delta plans to add several new transatlantic routes.