Today I flew AA through LGA for the first time in about a year, and I witnessed that AA's terminal is undergoing some sort of renovation. I don't know whether the renovations are limited to cosmetic wall repaneling and floor retiling, or whether there is a lot of behind the scenes work. From my numerous experiences with AA at LGA, I get the impression that they utilize their gate space about as efficiently as they possibly can. Nevertheless, I noticed that two or three gates appeared to be walled off during the renovations. Did AA make any schedule reductions to account for these renovations and shift capacity to JFK and EWR, or are my impressions of AA's heavy utilization rates false?

I haven't read anything here about AA's LGA "makeover."