Number of aircraft lease terminated.

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Number of leased aircraft.

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Amount of lease cost recognized by lessee for lease contract.

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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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Weighted average discount rate for operating lease calculated at point in time.

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Weighted average remaining lease term for operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash outflow for acquisition of long-lived depreciable flight assets, including owned aircraft or capital improvements.

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Leases - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Leases - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) AirCraft	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) AirCraft	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) AirCraft	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of leased aircraft	18			18
Aggregate rental expense under all operating aircraft, equipment and facility leases \| $	$ 3,785		$ 11,629	$ 10,694	$ 23,478
Weighted average remaining lease term Operating leases	6 years			6 years
Weighted average discount rate Operating leases	4.90%			4.90%
RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of aircraft lease terminated		15
Buyout pricing \| $		$ 25,000
RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement [Member] \| CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of leased aircraft		15