Editing Marine Air Terminal (section)

==== LaGuardia redevelopment ====
[[File:LaGuardiaAirportDiagram.pdf|thumb|alt=Diagram of LaGuardia Airport in 2022; Terminal A is at center left|Diagram of LaGuardia Airport in 2022, showing Terminal A (Marine Air Terminal) at center left]]
In 2015, New York governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] and vice president [[Joe Biden]] announced a $4 billion plan to rebuild most of LaGuardia's terminals as one contiguous building.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McGeehan |first=Patrick |date=July 27, 2015 |title=La Guardia Airport to Be Overhauled by 2021, Cuomo and Biden Say |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/28/nyregion/la-guardia-airport-to-be-rebuilt-by-2021-cuomo-and-biden-say.html |access-date=August 3, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728040717/http://www.nytimes.com//2015//07//28//nyregion//la-guardia-airport-to-be-rebuilt-by-2021-cuomo-and-biden-say.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The Marine Air Terminal was preserved as part of the plan because it was an official landmark.<ref name="Guse 2022">{{cite web |last=Guse |first=Clayton |date=June 1, 2022 |title=Final New Terminal at LaGuardia Opens, Hochul Says Cuomo Was 'Genesis' of Project |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-laguardia-airport-opens-hochul-cuomo-20220601-ahlyusl72vcuhbnak66l5trupy-story.html |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=New York Daily News |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803204308/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-laguardia-airport-opens-hochul-cuomo-20220601-ahlyusl72vcuhbnak66l5trupy-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> On December 9, 2017,<ref name="ABC7 New York 2017" /> as part of the LaGuardia redevelopment, Delta Air Lines ceased shuttle operations out of the Marine Air Terminal, moving back to Terminal C. Alaska Airlines and JetBlue relocated their operations from Terminal B to the Marine Air Terminal.<ref name="ABC7 New York 2017">{{cite web |date=December 6, 2017 |title=6 Airlines at LaGuardia Airport Changing Terminals This Weekend |url=https://abc7ny.com/laguardia-airport-queens-terminals-travel/2745768/ |access-date=August 4, 2022 |website=ABC7 New York |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804203705/https://abc7ny.com/laguardia-airport-queens-terminals-travel/2745768/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="amNewYork 2019">{{Cite web |last1=Barone |first1=Vincent |last2=Cook |first2=Lauren |date=August 12, 2019 |title=LaGuardia Airport Construction Explained: Renovation Plans, Timeline, Funding and More |url=https://www.amny.com/transit/laguardia-airport-construction-explained-renovation-plans-timeline-funding-and-more-1-12268455/ |access-date=August 6, 2022 |work=amNewYork |language=en-US |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209221006/https://www.amny.com/transit/laguardia-airport-construction-explained-renovation-plans-timeline-funding-and-more-1-12268455/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Alaska Airlines ended all service from LaGuardia Airport on October 27, 2018.<ref name="Clinch Fiorentino 2018">{{cite web |last1=Clinch |first1=Matt |last2=Fiorentino |first2=Michael |date=May 15, 2018 |title=Alaska Airlines Is Planning to Close Its New York Pilot Base |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/15/alaska-airlines-plans-to-pull-its-planes-and-pilots-out-of-new-york.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |publisher=CNBC |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806004522/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/15/alaska-airlines-plans-to-pull-its-planes-and-pilots-out-of-new-york.html |url-status=live}}</ref> JetBlue used the Marine Air Terminal for flights to [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], and [[Palm Beach International Airport|West Palm Beach]]. The airline renovated the terminal as part of a project completed in early 2019.<ref name="Hagl Lee Piscopo 2019">{{cite web |last1=Hagl |first1=Chase |last2=Lee |first2=Will |last3=Piscopo |first3=Vincenzo Claudio |date=February 1, 2019 |title=JetBlue Completes Renovation of LaGuardia Airport's Historic Marine Air Terminal |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/02/01/jetblue-completes-renovation-of-laguardia-airports-historic-marine-air-terminal/ |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=AirlineGeeks |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806182933/https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/02/01/jetblue-completes-renovation-of-laguardia-airports-historic-marine-air-terminal/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 28, 2021, [[Spirit Airlines]] started service from the Marine Air Terminal for its flights to Fort Lauderdale, although the airline's other destinations were still located in Terminal C.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pallini |first1=Thomas |title=Spirit Is Launching Summer Flights Between LaGuardia Airport and Los Angeles, But a Decades-Old Rule Is Limiting Them to 1 Day per Week |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/spirit-airlines-launching-4-new-routes-from-new-yorks-laguardia-2021-3 |website=Business Insider |access-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507121702/https://www.businessinsider.com/spirit-airlines-launching-4-new-routes-from-new-yorks-laguardia-2021-3 |url-status=live}}</ref> Spirit moved its remaining LaGuardia services to the Marine Air Terminal the following March.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Ben |date=March 29, 2022 |title=Spirit Airlines Consolidates LaGuardia Operations to Terminal A |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2022/03/29/spirit-airlines-consolidates-laguardia-operations.html |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=New York Business Journals |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329170155/https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2022/03/29/spirit-airlines-consolidates-laguardia-operations.html |url-status=live}}</ref> JetBlue moved all operations to Terminal B on July 9, 2022, after having previously split its operations between Terminal B and the Marine Air Terminal.<ref name="Hoogensen 2022">{{cite web |last=Hoogensen |first=Finn |date=July 8, 2022 |title=JetBlue Relocates at LaGuardia Airport to Terminal B |url=https://pix11.com/news/local-news/queens/jetblue-relocates-to-laguardia-airports-terminal-b/ |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=PIX11 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713030437/https://pix11.com/news/local-news/queens/jetblue-relocates-to-laguardia-airports-terminal-b/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In mid-2023, JetBlue announced that, if its merger with Spirit was permitted to go through, it would sell Spirit's six gates and 22 [[landing slot]]s at the Marine Air Terminal to Frontier Group Holdings during 2024.<ref name="Yahoo Finance 2023 f443">{{cite web | title=JetBlue to spin-off Spirit Airlines' holdings at NY airport | website=Yahoo Finance | date=June 1, 2023 | url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jetblue-spin-off-spirit-airlines-223017180.html | access-date=September 30, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Tedder 2023 q490">{{cite web | last=Tedder | first=Michael | title=Frontier Could Be Set For A Massive Boost In This Key Market | website=TheStreet | date=June 5, 2023 | url=https://www.thestreet.com/retail/frontier-could-be-set-for-a-massive-boost-in-this-key-market | access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref> The JetBlue–Spirit merger did not go through.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Isidore |first=Chris |date=March 4, 2024 |title=JetBlue Pulls out of Deal to Buy Spirit Airlines {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/04/business/jetblue-ends-spirit-deal/index.html |access-date=March 4, 2024 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Frontier Airlines relocated to Terminal B in April 2024,<ref>{{cite web | title=LaGuardia Gateway Partners Welcomes Frontier Airlines to LGA Terminal B | website=Metropolitan Airport News | date=April 12, 2024 | url=https://metroairportnews.com/laguardia-gateway-partners-welcomes-frontier-airlines-to-lga-terminal-b/ | access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref> leaving Spirit as the only airline at the Marine Air Terminal.<ref name="Aviation a211">{{cite web | title=Aviation | website=LaGuardia Airport | url=https://www.laguardiaairport.com/flight/airlines | access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref>