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Leases - Narrative (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 aircraft
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Aircraft leases, minimum remaining lease term | 7 months
Aircraft leases, maximum remaining lease term | 6 years
Facility leases, minimum lease term remaining | 1 month
Facility leases, maximum lease term remaining | 16 years
Minimum |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Renewal lease term | 1 year
Maximum |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Renewal lease term | 2 years
Aircraft |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Number of aircraft operated | 290
Number of aircraft accounted for under operating leases | 62
Finance lease, number of aircraft leases | 0
Number of aircraft variable rate rent | 0
Number of aircraft having purchase options | 30

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- Definition Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128292326&loc=SL77918673-209980 + Details
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