In a partnership with Architectural Digest Delta Airlines will develop the airlines first outdoor airport terraces. The outside lounges will be called The Sky Deck at Delta Sky Club and will be located in Concourse F of Atlanta's new international terminal and also at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at Terminal 4.
ABC News reported that the design was done by Thom Filicia who Architectural Digest selected.
"Amid the hustle and bustle of the airport experience, we seek to create a refuge, which represents Delta's dedication to elevated design and pays homage to an elegant lifestyle of travel and the spirit of flight," Filicia said. To ABC News.
The lounges will only be available at the Delta lounges and is part of a new $1.2 billion expansion in Terminal 4 in New York.
"Delta is proud to collaborate with two of the most renowned names in design - Architectural Digest and designer Thom Filicia - on our first outdoor Delta Sky Club spaces," said Tim Mapes, Delta's senior vice president - Marketing in a press release. "Sky Deck represents our continuing effort to offer Delta customers exclusive experiences and amenities they value. The new outdoor terraces will do just that - provide distinctive spaces with unprecedented outdoor runway views at two of the most globally significant airports in the world."
Giulio Capua, vice president and publisher of Architectural Digest spoke abot the ideal collaboration. "It is ideal when we can collaborate on a marketing program that taps into AD's design expertise and trusted relationship with readers, and Delta has done so in order to create truly unique customer experiences."
The space in Atlanta will be open this summer and the JFK development will be open in May. Over the past 24 months, Delta has renovated or opened 13 clubs across the country including Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Seattle.
The Sky Decks are the latest of a $3 billion investment the company has made in global products, airport facilities services. The press release said, "In addition to investments in Delta Sky Clubs, Delta operates the largest Wi-Fi-enabled fleet in the world, is adding recharging stations at more airports, has added more First Class seats and in-flight entertainment to its domestic product; offers Economy Comfort on all two-class aircraft; is adding personal, in-seat entertainment for both BusinessElite and Economy class customers on all long-haul international flights; and is overhauling its terminal facility for international customers at its two largest global gateways - the new international terminal in Atlanta now open and the expanded international terminal opening in May at New York-JFK."
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