The new space is the fourth Sky Club Delta has opened this year, following clubs at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND). It offers elevated food and beverage options - enough for a full meal - and also features shower suites. The lounge is a cut above O'Hare's multiple United Clubs and Admirals Clubs - a testament to Delta's continued investment in premium experiences. And, it's the first Sky Club to feature boarding from inside the lounge - a rarity at a U.S. That will be incredibly welcome news for customers as Sky Clubs contend with severe overcrowding. The new, 22,600 square-foot lounge will hold nearly 400 travelers - roughly four times as many as could fit in the Sky Club's previous Chicago outpost. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG's free biweekly Aviation newsletter. (Delta vacates its longtime home in Terminal 2's E concourse on Wednesday, with those gates being reallocated to United and Alaska Airlines.) The new lounge and the new gates come as part of a $1 billion project to renovate and expand T5 - of which Delta invested $50 million. In fact, Delta on Tuesday took the wraps off its newest Sky Club in its new Chicago home, Terminal 5. Chicago's O'Hare Airport might be the hometown hub of United Airlines and a major hub for American Airlines - but that doesn't mean that Delta Air Lines isn't investing in the Windy City.
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