hockeypilot44
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Strangely enough I remember when I was flying at CHQ we had access to four Delta crew areas; TPA, ORF, BNA and the gate agent break room on Concourse B adjacent to gate B22 at ATL. I could only really call the TPA facility a "break room" but I remember having many good conversations and discussions with Delta mainline pilots while we both tried to endure 3-4 hour sits there. Nobody trashed the place and no Delta employees ever asked us to leave. Maybe it's because we were told by the respective station managers or station representatives that all of these locations were acceptable places that we could have access to. Before I got bent out of shape about certain individuals having access or their behavior I would see who exactly it was who authorized their presence in the first place; it might be someone with a higher pay-grade.
None of those places were ever authorized by anyone with authority. A couple pilots talked to some ramp supervisors. The ramp supervisors pointed out those break areas. The Tampa room is for Delta flight attendants only. The ATL room was a break room for baggage handlers. The Chautauqua pilots were out of line using those rooms. Fortunately, the people those rooms were for were very hospitable.