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Revenue Recognition (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Schedule of disaggregation of revenue Passenger Revenue
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)2022202120222021
Ticket$10,247 $6,237 $26,005 $13,067 
Loyalty travel awards786 544 2,073 1,213 
Travel-related services431 410 1,251 998 
Total passenger revenue$11,464 $7,191 $29,329 $15,278 
Other Revenue
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)2022202120222021
Refinery$1,134 $872 $3,835 $2,189 
Loyalty program655 453 1,877 1,260 
Ancillary businesses249 215 665 586 
Miscellaneous233 161 640 388 
Total other revenue$2,271 $1,701 $7,017 $4,423 
Schedule of activity in loyalty program deferred revenue
The table below presents the activity of the current and noncurrent loyalty program deferred revenue and includes miles earned through travel and miles sold to participating companies, which are primarily through marketing agreements.

Loyalty program activity
(in millions)20222021
Balance at January 1$7,559 $7,182 
Miles earned2,496 1,541 
Miles redeemed for air travel(2,073)(1,213)
Miles redeemed for non-air travel and other(122)(54)
Balance at September 30
$7,860 $7,456 
Schedule of revenue by geographic region Our passenger and operating revenue by geographic region is summarized in the following tables:
Passenger revenue by geographic region
Passenger Revenue
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)2022202120222021
Domestic$8,154 $5,759 $22,035 $12,517 
Atlantic2,313 730 4,553 1,160 
Latin America659 564 2,084 1,313 
Pacific338 138 657 288 
Total$11,464 $7,191 $29,329 $15,278 

Operating revenue by geographic region
Operating Revenue
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)2022202120222021
Domestic$10,118 $7,311 $28,322 $16,572 
Atlantic2,705 954 5,538 1,688 
Latin America752 653 2,417 1,620 
Pacific400 236 870 549 
Total$13,975 $9,154 $37,147 $20,429