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Special Items (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in millions):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Special items
Union contract costs (1)
$26 $8 $26 $104 
Voluntary opt-out costs (2)
1 — 17 — 
Spirit-related costs (3)
— 25 532 64 
Embraer E190 fleet transition costs (4)
— — 15 — 
Total special items$27 $33 $590 $168 
(1) 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.
(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) As a result of the termination of the Merger Agreement in March 2024, we wrote off the Spirit prepayment and breakup fee discussed in Note 12. These costs include Spirit-related consulting, professional, and legal fees. Spirit costs in 2023 primarily relate to consulting, professional and legal fees.
(4) Embraer E190 fleet transition costs relate to the early termination of a flight-hour engine services agreement.