Editing Marine Air Terminal (section)

==== Delta Shuttle ====
[[Delta Air Lines]] acquired the Pan Am Shuttle from Pan Am in 1991 and started operating the [[Delta Shuttle]] from the Marine Air Terminal using [[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-200s]].<ref name="p224317088">{{Cite magazine |last=Woolsey |first=James P. |date=Oct 1991 |title=New North Atlantic Heavyweight |volume=28 |issue=10 |page=24 |id={{proQuest|224317088}} |magazine=Air Transport World}}</ref> Delta also inherited the ferry route to Manhattan, which was unprofitable despite receiving large subsidies from Delta.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levy |first=Clifford J. |date=October 20, 1995 |title=A Ferry to the Plane: Port Authority Officials Look Into the Idea for Airports |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/20/nyregion/a-ferry-to-the-plane-port-authority-officials-look-into-the-idea-for-airports.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805231449/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/20/nyregion/a-ferry-to-the-plane-port-authority-officials-look-into-the-idea-for-airports.html |url-status=live}}</ref> By 1995, the Port Authority was considering restoring the facade and interior of the terminal's main building. Architectural firm [[Beyer Blinder Belle]] was hired to restore the terminal building to its original design, including light fixtures, canopies, and signage, at a cost of $600,000.<ref name="nyt-1995-10-01" /> A bust of Fiorello La Guardia was relocated from the airport's main terminal to the Marine Air Terminal in 1997.<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacFarquhar |first=Neil |date=July 13, 1997 |title=La Guardia Sees Its Future in Smart, Small Shops |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/13/nyregion/la-guardia-sees-its-future-in-smart-small-shops.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805231448/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/13/nyregion/la-guardia-sees-its-future-in-smart-small-shops.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Harbor Shuttle, which operated ferry service from the Marine Air Terminal to Manhattan, was sold in 1998 to [[NY Waterway]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ravo |first=Nick |date=May 5, 1998 |title=Metro Business; Delta Ferry Service Is Sold |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/05/nyregion/metro-business-delta-ferry-service-is-sold.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805231448/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/05/nyregion/metro-business-delta-ferry-service-is-sold.html |url-status=live}}</ref> which discontinued the service in 2000.<ref name="p279758239">{{cite news |last=Robin |first=Joshua |date=December 2, 2003 |title=Plan to Offer Ferry Service to Airports |page=A06 |work=Newsday |id={{ProQuest|279758239}}}}</ref><ref name="Newman 2004">{{cite web |last=Newman |first=Philip |date=February 12, 2004 |title=PA Wants Ferry Companies to Provide Airport Services – QNS.com |url=https://qns.com/2004/02/pa-wants-ferry-companies-to-provide-airport-services/ |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=QNS.com |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806182942/https://qns.com/2004/02/pa-wants-ferry-companies-to-provide-airport-services/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Port Authority unsuccessfully<ref name="CFS2013">{{Cite report |url=https://edc.nyc/sites/default/files/filemanager/Resources/Studies/2013_Citywide_Ferry_Study/Citywide_Ferry_Study_-_Final_Report.pdf |title=Comprehensive Citywide Ferry Study 2013 Final Report |year=2013 |website=nycedc.org |publisher=New York City Economic Development Corporation |page=35 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806182943/https://edc.nyc/sites/default/files/filemanager/Resources/Studies/2013_Citywide_Ferry_Study/Citywide_Ferry_Study_-_Final_Report.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> attempted to revive the ferry service in subsequent years.<ref name="Newman 2004" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kilgannon |first=Corey |date=February 26, 2004 |title=Metro Briefing &#124; New York: Queens: Ferry Service Seen For La Guardia |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-queens-ferry-service-seen-for-la-guardia.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805231451/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-queens-ferry-service-seen-for-la-guardia.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Delta started renovating the terminal in early 1998 at a cost of $7.5 million.<ref name="p195242325">{{Cite magazine |date=December 7, 1999 |title=Delta Shuttle Opens Renovated Terminal at La Guardia |volume=6 |issue=48 |page=1 |id={{proQuest|195242325}} |magazine=World Airport Week}}</ref> The Marine Air Terminal formally reopened in November 1999 with a new business center and concession stands.<ref name="p195242325" /><ref name="nyt-1999-11-17">{{Cite news |last=McDowell |first=Edwin |date=November 17, 1999 |title=Business Travel; The Delta Shuttle Sets the Formal Opening of Its Renovated Marine Air Terminal Tomorrow. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/17/business/business-travel-delta-shuttle-sets-formal-opening-its-renovated-marine-air.html |access-date=August 2, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802172846/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/17/business/business-travel-delta-shuttle-sets-formal-opening-its-renovated-marine-air.html |url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, 80 percent of passengers at the terminal were business travelers,<ref name="p195242325" /> and about 6,000 of the airport's 65,000 daily passengers used the terminal.<ref name="n107064048" /> Following this renovation, most passengers were diverted past the main terminal building.<ref name="n107064048" /> The Port Authority spent about $6.5 million<ref name="nyt-2004-12-30" /> to restore the terminal in 2004, ahead of the 65th anniversary of the airport's first commercial flight.<ref name="nyt-2004-12-30">{{Cite news |last=Dunlap |first=David W. |date=December 30, 2004 |title=Rebuilding, Yes, But Taking Pains to Preserve, Too |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/30/nyregion/rebuilding-yes-but-taking-pains-to-preserve-too.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805235123/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/30/nyregion/rebuilding-yes-but-taking-pains-to-preserve-too.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LaGuardia Airport Celebrates 65 Years of Service |url=https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/press-room/press-release-archives/2004_press_releases/laguardia_airportcelebrates65yearsofservice.html |publisher=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |access-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507043222/https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/press-room/press-release-archives/2004_press_releases/laguardia_airportcelebrates65yearsofservice.html |url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the project, all of the tiles in the main building's frieze were removed for restoration. LaGuardia's general manager at the time called it the "crown jewel of the airport".<ref name="nyt-2004-12-30" /> Delta added a business center to the terminal in 2006.<ref name="p398958923">{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Avery |date=May 23, 2006 |title=Travel Watch |page=D5 |work=The Wall Street Journal |issn=0099-9660 |id={{ProQuest|398958923}}}}</ref> The Port Authority voted to install vehicular bollards in front of the terminal in 2007 due to security concerns following the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref name="Dunlap 2017">{{cite web |last=Dunlap |first=David W. |date=July 26, 2007 |title=Bollards at La Guardia, Steel at Ground Zero |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/26/bollards-at-la-guardia-steel-at-ground-zero/ |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=City Room |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805231449/https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/26/bollards-at-la-guardia-steel-at-ground-zero/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="p280138187">{{cite news |last=Naanes |first=Marlene |date=July 27, 2007 |title=Freedom Tower Steel to Go Up |page=A20 |work=Newsday |id={{ProQuest|280138187}}}}</ref>

In 2009, it was announced as part of a [[LaGuardia Airport|slot-swap transaction]] that Delta Air Lines would relocate to LaGuardia's Central Terminal, while [[US Airways]] would start operating its [[US Airways Shuttle]] out of the Marine Air Terminal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barron |first=James |date=August 12, 2009 |title=Delta to Increase Service at La Guardia |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/nyregion/13laguardia.html |access-date=August 4, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507103948/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/nyregion/13laguardia.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 12, 2009 |title=Delta, US Airways Swapping Slots |url=https://www.deseret.com/2009/8/12/20334184/delta-us-airways-swapping-slots |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=Deseret News |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809145353/https://www.deseret.com/2009/8/12/20334184/delta-us-airways-swapping-slots |url-status=live}}</ref> The swap would have allowed Delta to operate hourly flights between LaGuardia and [[O'Hare International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stellin |first=Susan |date=April 20, 2010 |title=Airline Shuttles Smaller but Still Flying Hourly |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/business/20shuttle.html |access-date=August 4, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227115439/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/business/20shuttle.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The proposed swap between US Airways and Delta never took place.<ref name="U.S. 2011">{{cite web |date=May 24, 2011 |title=Delta, US Airways Reach Revised Slot-Swap Deal |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-delta-idUSLNE74N00S20110524 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |agency=Reuters |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806004526/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-delta-idUSLNE74N00S20110524 |url-status=live}}</ref> Delta Shuttle continued to operate from the Marine Air Terminal until December 8, 2017.<ref name="Delta News Hub 2017">{{cite web |date=October 20, 2017 |title=Delta to Consolidate New York-LGA Operation in Terminals C and D |url=https://news.delta.com/delta-consolidate-new-york-lga-operation-terminals-c-and-d |access-date=August 2, 2022 |website=Delta News Hub |archive-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802172848/https://news.delta.com/delta-consolidate-new-york-lga-operation-terminals-c-and-d |url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, in 2010, the [[New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission]] introduced a pilot program that allowed Delta Shuttle passengers to share a taxicab between the Marine Air Terminal and Manhattan, but this program was unpopular.<ref name="Grynbaum 2011">{{cite web |last=Grynbaum |first=Michael M. |date=January 25, 2011 |title=Taxi-Sharing Sites Adjusted for Demand, Or Lack of It |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/taxi-sharing-sites-adjusted-for-demand-or-lack-of-it/ |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=City Room |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806182941/https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/taxi-sharing-sites-adjusted-for-demand-or-lack-of-it/ |url-status=live}}</ref>