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Crewmember Retirement Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |  |
Percentage of employees pay | 100.00% |
Years of service | 5.00% |
Percentage of compensation in cash | 3 years |
Percentage of employees' pay for profit sharing match | 5.00% |
Period of discretionary contribution | 3 years |
Percentage of FAA licensed employees gross pay for which ER can contribute discretionary profit sharing contribution to plan | 3.00% |
Percentage of company contribution to pilots retirement program | 16.00% |
Pilots retirement vesting period | 3 years |
Percent of eligible pre-tax profits the company contributes to profit sharing until the pre-tax margin is 18% | 10.00% |
Profit sharing calculation trigger, pretax margin | 18.00% |
Percentage of eligible pre-tax profits the company contributes to profit sharing when pre-tax margin is above 18% | 20.00% |
Contribution to employee retirement plan | $ 186 | $ 157

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