News Summary

• Delta Air Lines is having a good 2025, reporting strong second-quarter earnings and reinstating its April profit guidance.
• The Sky Clubs are coming off years of turbulence, with significant customer backlash following several of Delta’s attempts to improve a lounge experience that has become overcrowded.
• Delta offers more comprehensive food and beverage options than many competitors, so travelers linger longer, compounding capacity issues.
• The declining pleasure of the airport lounge resonates for a deeper reason: it's a metaphor for the declining prospects of the upper middle class.