Adding JetBlue Airways to Long Island MacArthur Airport would mean more than 800 jobs and $24 million to the local economy, airport officials said at a news conference Monday.

The Islip airport is on a short list of three as JetBlue considers a new destination in the Northeast, according to officials.

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