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Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	18. Subsequent Events On November 26, 2019, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Capacity Purchase Agreement with United, which amends and restates the United Capacity Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2013 (the "Original United CPA").  The Company entered into the Amended and Restated Capacity Purchase Agreement to, among other things, incorporate the terms of the 11 prior amendments to that Agreement, as well as agree upon the terms described below. The term of the Amended and Restated Capacity Purchase Agreement was extended through the addition of 20 new Embraer E175LL aircraft to the scope of such agreement, which aircraft will be financed and owned by the Company and operated for a period of 12 years from the in-service date.  The addition of these new aircraft increases the Company’s Embraer fleet to 80 aircraft.  Deliveries are scheduled to begin in May 2020 and be completed by December 31, 2020.  Commencing five (5) years after the actual in-service date, United has the right to remove the new E175LL aircraft from service by giving the Company 90 days or more notice, subject to certain conditions, including the payment of certain wind-down expenses plus, if removed prior to the ten (10) year anniversary of the in-service date, certain accelerated margin payments.  In addition to adding the 20 new E175LL aircraft, the Company also extended the term of the 42 E175 aircraft leased from United for an additional five (5) years.   In connection with the new Embraer E175LL aircraft deliveries, the Company has agreed to lease its twenty (20) CRJ700 aircraft to another United Express service provider for a term of seven years. The form of lease or sublease is to be mutually agreed upon between the parties, subject to receipt of any required third party consents.  The lessee must pay the Company a specified total per month for each aircraft plus specified supplemental rent payments for maintenance. The other United Express carrier will be responsible for all obligations under the leases. However, subject to certain limits and requirements. United will be responsible for certain unmet rent obligations under the leases.  In addition, United has a right to purchase the twenty (20) CRJ700 aircraft from Mesa at fair market value before or during the lease term.   On November 25, 2019, the Company amended its agreement with American Airlines. The Company did not meet certain performance metrics during the most recent measurement period, which allows American to remove two additional aircraft from the capacity purchase agreement. American has agreed to defer the right to remove these two aircraft but has elected to remove one of two previously deferred aircraft, effective January 2, 2020.   One December 11, 2019, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with General Electric Company to purchase twenty (20) new spare CF34-8C5 engines. The Company expects to take delivery of the engines between August 2020 and December 2021.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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