<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<FilingSummary>
  <Version>3.5.0.2</Version>
  <ProcessingTime/>
  <ReportFormat>html</ReportFormat>
  <ContextCount>54</ContextCount>
  <ElementCount>186</ElementCount>
  <EntityCount>1</EntityCount>
  <FootnotesReported>false</FootnotesReported>
  <SegmentCount>30</SegmentCount>
  <ScenarioCount>0</ScenarioCount>
  <TuplesReported>false</TuplesReported>
  <UnitCount>8</UnitCount>
  <MyReports>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R1.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>0001000 - Document - Document and Entity Information</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation</Role>
      <ShortName>Document and Entity Information</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Cover</MenuCategory>
      <Position>1</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R2.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1001000 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsUnaudited</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>2</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R3.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1001501 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsUnauditedParenthetical</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>3</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R4.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1002000 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsOfOperationsUnaudited</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>4</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R5.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1003000 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Unaudited)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsOfComprehensiveLossIncomeUnaudited</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Unaudited)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>5</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R6.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>1004000 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlowsUnaudited</Role>
      <ShortName>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>6</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R7.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2101100 - Disclosure - Chapter 11 and Going Concern</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/Chapter11AndGoingConcern</Role>
      <ShortName>Chapter 11 and Going Concern</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>7</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R8.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2104100 - Disclosure - Organization and Business</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/OrganizationAndBusiness</Role>
      <ShortName>Organization and Business</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>8</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R9.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2107100 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>9</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R10.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2110100 - Disclosure - Debt</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/Debt</Role>
      <ShortName>Debt</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>10</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R11.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2111100 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingencies</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and Contingencies</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>11</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R12.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2207201 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesPolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Policies</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.rjet.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPolicies</ParentRole>
      <Position>12</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R13.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2301301 - Disclosure - Chapter 11 and Going Concern (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/Chapter11AndGoingConcernTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Chapter 11 and Going Concern (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.rjet.com/role/Chapter11AndGoingConcern</ParentRole>
      <Position>13</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R14.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2307302 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.rjet.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPolicies</ParentRole>
      <Position>14</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R15.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2311301 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingenciesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.rjet.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingencies</ParentRole>
      <Position>15</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R16.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2401402 - Disclosure - Chapter 11 and Going Concern - Additional Information (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/Chapter11AndGoingConcernAdditionalInformationDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Chapter 11 and Going Concern - Additional Information (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>16</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R17.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2401403 - Disclosure - Chapter 11 and Going Concern - Liabilities Subject to Compromise (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/Chapter11AndGoingConcernLiabilitiesSubjectToCompromiseDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Chapter 11 and Going Concern - Liabilities Subject to Compromise (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>17</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R18.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2401404 - Disclosure - Chapter 11 and Going Concern - Reorganization Items (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/Chapter11AndGoingConcernReorganizationItemsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Chapter 11 and Going Concern - Reorganization Items (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>18</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R19.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2407403 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesAdditionalInformationDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>19</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R20.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2407404 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesNetLossIncomePerCommonShareDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.rjet.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>20</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R21.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2407405 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Measurements (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesFairValueMeasurementsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Measurements (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>21</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R22.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2410401 - Disclosure - Debt (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/DebtDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Debt (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.rjet.com/role/Debt</ParentRole>
      <Position>22</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R23.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2411402 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingenciesAdditionalInformationDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>23</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="rjet-20160930.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R24.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>2411403 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies - Future Contractual Obligations for Aircraft and Other Equipment (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.rjet.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingenciesFutureContractualObligationsForAircraftAndOtherEquipmentDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and Contingencies - Future Contractual Obligations for Aircraft and Other Equipment (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>24</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <LongName>All Reports</LongName>
      <ReportType>Book</ReportType>
      <ShortName>All Reports</ShortName>
    </Report>
  </MyReports>
  <InputFiles>
    <File>rjet-20160930.xml</File>
    <File>rjet-20160930.xsd</File>
    <File>rjet-20160930_cal.xml</File>
    <File>rjet-20160930_def.xml</File>
    <File>rjet-20160930_lab.xml</File>
    <File>rjet-20160930_pre.xml</File>
  </InputFiles>
  <SupplementalFiles/>
  <BaseTaxonomies/>
  <HasPresentationLinkbase>true</HasPresentationLinkbase>
  <HasCalculationLinkbase>true</HasCalculationLinkbase>
</FilingSummary>
