Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of revenue

The Company's operating revenues by geographic region (as defined by the DOT) are summarized below:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Geographic Information	(in thousands)
Domestic	$	69,838	$	533,235	$	526,958	$	1,542,480
Pacific	6,144		221,916		168,172		581,611
Total operating revenue	$	75,982	$	755,151	$	695,130	$	2,124,091

These amounts are recognized when the service is provided.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Passenger Revenue by Type	(in thousands)
Passenger revenue, excluding frequent flyer	$	34,623	$	653,424	$	534,926	$	1,834,853
Frequent flyer revenue, transportation component	5,154		40,839		38,082		114,137
Passenger Revenue	$	39,777	$	694,263	$	573,008	$	1,948,990
Other revenue (e.g., cargo and other miscellaneous)	$	23,265	$	37,725	$	74,884	$	110,527
Frequent flyer revenue, marketing and brand component	12,940		23,163		47,238		64,574
Other Revenue	$	36,205	$	60,888	$	122,122	$	175,101

Schedule of frequent flier liability

As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company's frequent flyer liability balance was $389.6 million and $349.8 million, respectively.

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Air traffic liability (current portion of frequent flyer revenue)	$	202,981	$	174,588
Noncurrent frequent flyer deferred revenue	186,618		175,218
Total frequent flyer liability	$	389,599	$	349,806