JetBlue wins Spirit slots at LaGuardia Airport, eyes move to Marine Air Terminal as airlines fight for space

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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/20/jetblue-spirit-airlines-laguardia-airport-new-york.html",
    "title": "JetBlue wins Spirit slots at LaGuardia Airport, eyes move to Marine Air Terminal as airlines fight for space",
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    "excerpt": "In this article JetBlue Airways has won Spirit Airlines slots at New York's LaGuardia Airport and is looking to move back into the failed budget carrier's old home, a major reshuffling at the congested airport less than three months after the discounter collapsed in the biggest U.S. airline failure in decades. The slots at the tightly controlled airport are for 12 roundtrip flights and are still subject to final court and regulatory approvals, JetBlue said. Slots and gates are valuable in congested airports like LaGuardia because tight airspace restrictions and crowded airports in a big city like New York cap airline growth. Carriers have turned to using larger planes that fit more passengers to boost their capacity in some cases because infrastructure is so limited. JetBlue told staff in a note Monday, which was seen by CNBC, that it's now turning to \"evaluating our plans for the slots as we consider opportunities for our network strategy\" noting that any expansion won't happen until 2027. According to the note, JetBlue also wants to move to Terminal A, also known as the Marine Air Terminal, an Art Deco facility that Spirit operated out of until it shut down in early May. JetBlue previously operated out of the facility before relocating to a newer terminal years ago. \"It's a convenient terminal travelers love,\" JetBlue said of the Marine Air Terminal. The New York-based...",
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