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Revenue - Air Traffic Liability Breakout (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Air traffic liability - passenger travel and ancillary passenger services	$ 4,061	$ 3,393
Air traffic liability - loyalty program	4,841	4,849	$ 4,987	$ 4,916
Total Air traffic liability	$ 8,902	$ 8,242	$ 9,394	$ 8,279

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
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-Topic 606
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-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479806/606-10-50-8

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-Topic 606
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