A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of Delta ONE at LAX, the carrier's first premium check-in lounge with a dedicated curbside entrance and extensive paparazzi-proof measures ensuring VIP guests can come and go without being seen or bothered by the public or photographers. The lounge also features a security checkpoint accessible directly from the lounge. Jeff Robertson, Delta Sky Club Vice President said the lounge is "for our Delta ONE customers and our 360 unpublished tier customers – our highest revenue-generating customers – and is a facility that will brisk them through the experience, from the curb right to security. It's about extending the onboard product to the ground." He went on to say that customers who purchase Delta's VIP Select service will also be eligible to use the Delta ONE lounge, and the same will be the case for future Delta ONE lounges that are in the pipeline for airports in New York, (in early-to-mid-2016), Atlanta, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Seattle and other Delta hub cities.
Design features include a stone wall, back-lit blue glass and a quirky service desk made from the tail of a DC9 jet. The 3200-square foot facility, designed to accommodate 150 to 200 fliers a day, has two seating areas, a refreshment bar, and two restrooms.
