REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
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| Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue |
Passenger revenue is composed of passenger ticket sales, loyalty travel awards and travel-related services performed in conjunction with a passenger’s flight.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Passenger revenue by category | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | | Ticket | $ | 45,488 | | $ | 45,096 | | $ | 43,596 | | | Loyalty travel awards | 4,237 | | 3,841 | | 3,462 | | | Travel-related services | 2,043 | | 1,957 | | 1,851 | | | Total passenger revenue | $ | 51,768 | | $ | 50,894 | | $ | 48,909 | |
Other Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | | Refinery | $ | 5,077 | | $ | 4,642 | | $ | 3,379 | | | Loyalty program | 3,362 | | 3,297 | | 3,093 | | | Ancillary businesses | 937 | | 772 | | 840 | | | Miscellaneous | 1,320 | | 1,216 | | 1,104 | | | Total other revenue | $ | 10,696 | | $ | 9,927 | | $ | 8,416 | |
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| 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) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | | Balance at January 1 | $ | 8,826 | | $ | 8,420 | | $ | 7,882 | | | Miles earned | 4,892 | | 4,463 | | 4,173 | | | Travel miles redeemed | (4,237) | | (3,841) | | (3,462) | | | Non-travel miles redeemed | (219) | | (216) | | (173) | | | Balance at December 31 | $ | 9,262 | | $ | 8,826 | | $ | 8,420 | |
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| Schedule of Revenue by Geographic Region |
Our passenger and operating revenue by geographic region are summarized in the following table: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenue by geographic region | | | | | | | | | Passenger Revenue | | Operating Revenue | | Year Ended December 31, | | Year Ended December 31, | | (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | | Domestic | $ | 35,731 | | $ | 35,226 | | $ | 33,968 | | | $ | 44,655 | | $ | 43,508 | | $ | 40,845 | | | Atlantic | 9,270 | | 9,133 | | 9,057 | | | 10,766 | | 10,535 | | 10,458 | | | Latin America | 3,980 | | 3,995 | | 3,798 | | | 4,579 | | 4,564 | | 4,292 | | | Pacific | 2,787 | | 2,540 | | 2,086 | | | 3,364 | | 3,036 | | 2,453 | | | Total | $ | 51,768 | | $ | 50,894 | | $ | 48,909 | | | $ | 63,364 | | $ | 61,643 | | $ | 58,048 | |
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