Commitments and Contingencies - Employees (Details) - Unionized Employees Concentration Risk - Number of Employees, Total
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
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Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Number of union-represented employee groups 5
Company's employees covered under collective bargaining agreements (as a percent) 82.00%
Air Line Pilots Association, International ("ALPA")  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Company's employees covered under collective bargaining agreements (as a percent) 29.00%
Association of Flight Attendants ("AFA-CWA")  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Company's employees covered under collective bargaining agreements (as a percent) 46.00%
Professional Airline Flight Control Association ("PAFCA")  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Company's employees covered under collective bargaining agreements (as a percent) 1.00%
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ("IAMAW")  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Company's employees covered under collective bargaining agreements (as a percent) 3.00%
Transport Workers Union of America ("TWU")  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Company's employees covered under collective bargaining agreements (as a percent) 3.00%