Revenue Recognition (Tables)
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9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
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| Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of disaggregation of revenue |
Passenger Revenue
Passenger revenue is primarily composed of passenger ticket sales, loyalty travel awards and travel-related services performed in conjunction with a passenger’s flight. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | (in millions) | 2020 | 2019 | | 2020 | 2019 | | Ticket | $ | 1,634 | | $ | 10,029 | | | $ | 8,712 | | $ | 27,986 | | | Loyalty travel awards | 143 | | 732 | | | 731 | | 2,174 | | | Travel-related services | 161 | | 649 | | | 742 | | 1,872 | | | Total passenger revenue | $ | 1,938 | | $ | 11,410 | | | $ | 10,185 | | $ | 32,032 | |
Other Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | (in millions) | 2020 | 2019 | | 2020 | 2019 | | Ancillary businesses and refinery | $ | 572 | | $ | 291 | | | $ | 1,185 | | $ | 990 | | | Loyalty program | 343 | | 485 | | | 1,086 | | 1,443 | | | Miscellaneous | 67 | | 185 | | | 263 | | 536 | | | Total other revenue | $ | 982 | | $ | 961 | | | $ | 2,534 | | $ | 2,969 | |
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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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | | | 2020 | 2019 | | Balance at January 1 | | | $ | 6,728 | | $ | 6,641 | | | Miles earned | | | 1,132 | | 2,352 | | | Travel miles redeemed | | | (731) | | (2,175) | | | Non-travel miles redeemed | | | (40) | | (122) | | Balance at September 30 | | | $ | 7,089 | | $ | 6,696 | |
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| Schedule of revenue by geographic region |
Our passenger and operating revenue by geographic region is summarized in the following tables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Passenger Revenue | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | (in millions) | 2020 | 2019 | | 2020 | 2019 | | Domestic | $ | 1,647 | | $ | 7,985 | | | $ | 7,812 | | $ | 22,819 | | | Atlantic | 132 | | 2,062 | | | 1,014 | | 5,009 | | | Latin America | 97 | | 673 | | | 879 | | 2,287 | | | Pacific | 62 | | 690 | | | 480 | | 1,917 | | | Total | $ | 1,938 | | $ | 11,410 | | | $ | 10,185 | | $ | 32,032 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Operating Revenue | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | (in millions) | 2020 | 2019 | | 2020 | 2019 | | Domestic | $ | 2,585 | | $ | 8,665 | | | $ | 10,116 | | $ | 24,990 | | | Atlantic | 240 | | 2,338 | | | 1,353 | | 5,754 | | | Latin America | 126 | | 747 | | | 1,015 | | 2,547 | | | Pacific | 111 | | 810 | | | 638 | | 2,277 | | | Total | $ | 3,062 | | $ | 12,560 | | | $ | 13,122 | | $ | 35,568 | |
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