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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) airframe engine	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023 lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2022 lawsuit	Jul. 14, 2022 pilot_instructor
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Assets held for sale		$ 57	$ 57	$ 33
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		235	235
Restricted assets pledged under letter of credit		71	71
Letters of credit		57	57
Restricted assets pledged related to workers compensation insurance policies and other business partner agreements		$ 42	$ 42
Percentage of employees represented by unions under collective bargaining agreements		50.00%	50.00%
Percentage of employees represented by unions under collective bargaining agreements, will become amendable within one year		22.00%	22.00%
Collective bargaining agreement contract extension period	2 years
Number of flight instructor \| pilot_instructor							35
Employment agreement term			5 years
Automatic renewal term, employment agreement, term			5 years
Renewal notice period, employment agreement, period			90 days
Loss contingency, pending claims, number \| lawsuit					4	4
Embraer E190 fleet
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Number of airframes sold \| airframe		25
Number of engines sold \| engine		59
Disposal consideration		$ 9	$ 9
JFK Millennium Partner LLC
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Letters of credit		$ 65	$ 65
Ownership percentage		5.00%	5.00%