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Commitments and Contingencies - Aircraft-Related Commitments and Financing Arrangements (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) aircraft_engine aircraft	Nov. 17, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 17, 2020
Aircraft-Related Secured Debt
Interest Commitments
Interest commitments, 2023	$ 64.6
Interest commitments, 2023	53.3
Interest commitments, 2024	45.8
Interest commitments, 2025	38.3
Interest commitments, 2026	30.1
Interest commitments, 2027 and beyond	$ 60.2
Secured Debt \| 8.00% senior secured notes due in 2025
Interest Commitments
Stated interest rate percentage	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Non-Aircraft-Related Secured Debt, Unsecured Debt And Convertible Debt
Interest Commitments
Interest commitments, 2023	$ 93.1
Interest commitments, 2023	96.4
Interest commitments, 2024	89.4
Interest commitments, 2025	5.9
Interest commitments, 2026	3.4
Interest commitments, 2027 and beyond	10.5
Aircraft and Related Flight Equipment
Committed Expenditures
Committed expenditures, 2023	684.3
Committed expenditures, 2024	1,375.4
Committed expenditures, 2025	1,226.7
Committed expenditures, 2026	1,424.4
Committed expenditures, 2027	884.1
Committed expenditures, 2028 and beyond	0.0
Non-aircraft Related Commitments
Committed Expenditures
Committed expenditures, 2023	57.2
Committed expenditures, 2024	18.9
Committed expenditures, 2025	18.0
Committed expenditures, 2026	16.3
Committed expenditures, 2027	16.3
Committed expenditures, 2028 and beyond	$ 1.2
PurePower PW1100G-JM Engine
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Number of spare aircraft engines ordered \| aircraft_engine	19
A320 and A321
Aircraft Rent Commitments [Abstract]
Number of delivered aircraft with secured debt financing commitments \| aircraft	73
Airbus
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Future aircraft to be received \| aircraft	109
Airbus \| 2023-2024
Committed Expenditures
Number of aircraft with secured debt financing commitments scheduled for delivery \| aircraft	11
Airbus \| 2023-2027
Committed Expenditures
Number of aircraft without secured financing commitments scheduled for delivery \| aircraft	98
Third Party Lessor \| A320Neo And A321Neo
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Future aircraft to be received \| aircraft	35
Third Party Lessor \| A320NEO
Aircraft Rent Commitments [Abstract]
Aircraft rent commitments, 2023	$ 54.8
Aircraft rent commitments, 2024	181.2
Aircraft rent commitments, 2025	214.0
Aircraft rent commitments, 2026	214.0
Aircraft rent commitments, 2027	214.0
Aircraft rent commitments, 2028 and beyond	$ 1,690.0