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Revenue (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Disaggregation of Passenger Revenue | The following table provides the components of Passenger revenue recognized within the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:
| Three months ended June 30, |  | Six months ended June 30,
(in millions) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Passenger non-loyalty | $ | 2,875 |  |  | $ | 562 |  |  | $ | 4,230 |  |  | $ | 3,783 |
Passenger loyalty - air transportation | 549 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 826 |  |  | 542 |
Passenger ancillary sold separately | 145 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 226 |  |  | 224 |
Total passenger revenues | $ | 3,569 |  |  | $ | 704 |  |  | $ | 5,282 |  |  | $ | 4,549 |
Rollforward of Air Traffic Liability | As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the components of Air traffic liability and Air traffic liability - noncurrent, including contract liabilities based on tickets sold, unused funds available to the Customer, and loyalty points available for redemption, net of expected spoilage, within the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows:
| Balance as of
(in millions) | June 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Air traffic liability - passenger travel and ancillary passenger services | $ | 3,960 |  |  | $ | 2,686 |
Air traffic liability - loyalty program | 4,719 |  |  | 4,447 |
Total Air traffic liability | $ | 8,679 |  |  | $ | 7,133 |
Rollforwards of the Company's Air traffic liability - loyalty program for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows (in millions):
| Three months ended June 30, |  | Six months ended June 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  |  |  |
Air traffic liability - loyalty program - beginning balance | $ | 4,623 |  |  | $ | 3,561 |  |  | $ | 4,447 |  |  | $ | 3,385 |  |  |  |  |
Amounts deferred associated with points awarded | 656 |  |  | 385 |  |  | 1,121 |  |  | 1,041 |  |  |  |  |
Revenue recognized from points redeemed - Passenger | (549) |  |  | (81) |  |  | (826) |  |  | (542) |  |  |  |  |
Revenue recognized from points redeemed - Other | (11) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (23) |  |  | (28) |  |  |  |  |
Air traffic liability - loyalty program - ending balance | $ | 4,719 |  |  | $ | 3,856 |  |  | $ | 4,719 |  |  | $ | 3,856 |  |  |  |  |
Rollforwards of the amounts included in Air traffic liability as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows (in millions):
| Air traffic liability
Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | 7,133 |
Current period sales (passenger travel, ancillary services, flight loyalty, and partner loyalty) | 6,851 |
Revenue from amounts included in contract liability opening balances | (1,600) |
Revenue from current period sales | (3,705) |
Balance at June 30, 2021 | $ | 8,679 |
| Air traffic liability
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | 5,510 |
Current period sales (passenger travel, ancillary services, flight loyalty, and partner loyalty) | 5,946 |
Revenue from amounts included in contract liability opening balances | (1,936) |
Revenue from current period sales | (2,641) |
Balance at June 30, 2020 | $ | 6,879 |

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