The Airchive-New Orleans Planespotting

	New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport New Orleans Louis Armstrong International terminal has a mix of old and new, including a Quonset hut looking arrivals hall. In the check-in area is a vintage “Ionosphere Room” sign and ticket counter belonging to the long defunct Eastern Airlines. In 1998, a new concourse and ticketing area was added. In 2000, Moisant was renamed Louis Armstrong International after the famous Jazz musican native. Though, the MSY code still remains. At one time, it boasted extensive service as Delta's hub to the Carribean and Latin American, and featured one-stop service to London. In the 1970s, widebody National Douglas DC-10s were frequent visitors to MSY. The airport was quite damaged during Katrina. It became a vital link for the area during this catastrophe: a staging area, morgue, and triage unit . MSY service is about 1/3rd what it was pre-Katrina. Most airlines have returned but frequencies and non-stop destinations beyond the hubs have been scaled way back.



	Deserted Frontier Airlines Configuaration Post-Katrina, most but not all airlines returned to MSY with at least some service.
	Concourse B This late 90s build concourse is home to American, Ted, and Jet Blue.
	Katrina Damage at Concourse C Even 6 months after the storm, damage was still visible at MSY.
	American Airlines Concourse C Gates
	Deserted Frontier Airlines C Gate
	Concourse C
	Central Terminal seen from Concourse B
	Concourse B Southwest Airlines, the #1 carrier at MSY, dominates Concourse B though service has been curtailed post-Katrina as seen in these deserted gates.
	Delta 757 and MD-80 Delta and Southwest are the largest operators at New Orleans. Delta at one time flew non-stip to Jamaica and Cuba from here.
	America West 737-500 America West operates one flight per day, a non-stop to Phoenix using Airbus A-320's and 737's.
	Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-500 New Orleans was Southwest's first destination outside of Texas, with service inagurated in 1979. It and Delta are the #1 and #2 carriers at MSY respectively.
	Air Tran XM Radio Ad on Boeing 717-200 Air Tran signed Elton John to appear on its planeside to promote its first of a kind XM in the sky offering.
	Concourse B
	Concourse A/B and Main Terminal Ramp