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Collective Bargaining Agreement, Mediation, Base Pay Increase, Percentage

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Collective Bargaining Agreement, Mediation, One-Time Bonus Payment

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Commitments.

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Contractual Obligation, to be Paid, after Year Four

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Employment Agreement Automatic Renewal Term

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Term of employment agreement for FAA-licensed employees.

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Lease Renewal Term, Option One

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Lease Renewal Term, Option Two

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, To Be Paid, Increase Amount, After Year Five

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, To Be Paid, Increase Amount, Year Five

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, To Be Paid, Increase Amount, Year Four

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, To Be Paid, Increase Amount, Year Three

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Number Of Aircraft Converted To Firm Orders

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Number Of Aircraft Scheduled To Receive, Fiscal Year

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Number Of Available Aircraft

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Number Of Renewal Terms, Option One

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Number Of Renewal Terms, Option Two

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Percentage Of Employees Represented By Unions Under Collective Bargaining Agreements

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Percentage Of Employees Represented By Unions Under Collective Bargaining Agreements, Amendable Or Will Become Amendable Within One Year

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Purchase Commitment, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Gallon

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Purchase Commitment, Term

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One-time ratification bonus relating to the pilots union contract.

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Renewal notice period for employment agreements of FAA-licensed employees.

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Restricted assets pledged under standby letters of credit related to workers compensation insurance policies and other agreements requiring issuance of letters of credit.

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Special Items, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Renewable Contract, Term

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Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure.

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Amount of contractual obligation to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of contractual obligation to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of contractual obligation to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of contractual obligation to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Commitments (Details) gallon in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments (Details) gallon in Millions, $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) gallon	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) term aircraft	Dec. 31, 2023 aircraft	May 01, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022 aircraft
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Number of optional aircraft converted to firm orders \| aircraft							30
Number of available aircraft \| aircraft							20
2023				$ 1,600
2024				2,100
2025				1,800
2026				1,400
Thereafter				1,000
Other Commitments [Abstract]
Restricted assets pledged related to workers compensation insurance policies and other business partner agreements				$ 41
Renewal contract term			5 years
Ratification bonus			$ 8
Percentage of employees represented by unions under collective bargaining agreements				48.00%
Percentage of employees represented by unions under collective bargaining agreements, amendable or will become amendable within one year				21.00%
Employment agreement				5 years
Employment agreement automatic renewal term				5 years
Renewal notice period				90 days
2024				$ 3
2025				6
2026				8
Thereafter				$ 100
Number of renewal terms, option one \| term				1
Lease renewal term, one				10 years
Number of renewal terms, option two \| term				2
Lease renewal term, two				5 years
Commitment, sustainable aviation fuel, gallon \| gallon		125
Commitment terms		10 years
Subsequent Event
Other Commitments [Abstract]
One-time bonus payment	$ 66
Base pay increase	21.00%
Contract extension period	2 years
A-321 Neo
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Number of aircraft and spare engine orders by the firm \| aircraft				62
A-321 Neo \| Forecast
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Number of aircraft scheduled to receive next year \| aircraft					4
A220-300
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Number of aircraft and spare engine orders by the firm \| aircraft				86
Other Commitments [Abstract]
One-time bonus payment		$ 32
Base pay increase						3.00%
A-220 \| Forecast
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Number of aircraft scheduled to receive next year \| aircraft					11
A321 Neo LR \| Forecast
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Number of aircraft scheduled to receive next year \| aircraft					4