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Special Items (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule of unusual or infrequent items, or both
The following is a listing of special items presented on our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Special items
Spirit-related costs (1)
$532 $17 
Voluntary opt-out costs (2)
15 — 
Embraer E190 fleet transition costs (3)
15 — 
Union contract costs (4)
— 95 
Total special items$562 $112 
(1) As a result of the termination of the Merger Agreement in the first quarter of 2024, we wrote off the Spirit prepayment and breakup fee discussed in Note 12. These costs also include consulting, professional, and legal fees. Spirit costs in the first quarter of 2023 primarily relate to consulting, professional and legal fees.
(2) Voluntary opt-out costs relate to severance and benefit costs associated with the Company's opt-out program for eligible
crewmembers in the airports, customer support, JetBlue Travel Products and support center workgroups.
(3) Embraer E190 fleet transition costs relate to the early termination of a flight-hour engine services agreement.
(4) Union contract costs primarily relate to pilot ratification payments and adjustments to paid-time-off accruals resulting from pay rate increases. See Note 6 for further discussion.