Fresh Start Accounting- 2024 Bankruptcy - Schedule of Consolidated Successor Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Mar. 13, 2025	Mar. 12, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 272,959	$ 388,607		$ 902,057
Restricted cash		176,618
Short-term investment securities		119,315
Accounts receivable, net		201,681
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	249,355	257,294		278,366
Assets held for sale	2,973	447,271		463,020
Total current assets	1,245,824	1,590,787		2,109,122
Property and equipment:
Flight equipment	1,963,081	1,888,698		2,736,461
Ground property and equipment	452,243	441,866		783,645
Less accumulated depreciation	(126,085)	0		(1,027,872)
Total property and equipment	2,289,239	2,330,564		2,492,234
Operating lease right-of-use assets	2,003,535	4,436,918		4,583,734
Intangible assets		83,482
Pre-delivery deposits on flight equipment	38,839	85,495		113,493
Deferred heavy maintenance, net	90,723	125,705		241,094
Other long-term assets	241,495	67,043		54,951
Total assets	5,993,137	8,719,994	$ 8,720,000	9,595,178
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	44,079	46,676		32,385
Air traffic liability	337,694	518,668		436,813
Current maturities of long-term debt, net, and finance leases	474,813	165,689		436,532
Current maturities of operating leases	0	242,230		257,796
Other current liabilities	427,139	582,249		605,839
Total current liabilities	1,283,725	1,555,512		1,769,365
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current maturities	718,888	2,054,124		1,761,215
Long-term portion	0	4,208,781		4,335,106
Deferred income taxes	59,438	69,408		51,927
Deferred gains and other long-term liabilities	39,289	97,799		122,595
Total liabilities not subject to compromise		7,985,623
Liabilities subject to compromise	5,983,485			1,635,104
Shareholders’ equity (deficit):
Predecessor common stock	3	2		11
Predecessor Additional paid-in capital	740,978	734,368		1,173,692
Predecessor Treasury stock at cost	0			(81,285)
Retained earnings	(2,832,669)			(1,172,740)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0			188
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)	(2,091,688)	734,370	$ 734,370	(80,134)	$ 1,134,342	$ 1,571,651
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)	$ 5,993,137	$ 8,719,994		$ 9,595,178
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Predecessor
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 678,382
Restricted cash			171,325
Short-term investment securities			119,315
Accounts receivable, net			201,681
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			259,522
Assets held for sale			447,271
Total current assets			1,877,498
Property and equipment:
Flight equipment			2,739,143
Ground property and equipment			787,057
Less accumulated depreciation			(1,062,116)
Total property and equipment			2,464,084
Operating lease right-of-use assets			4,631,428
Intangible assets			550
Pre-delivery deposits on flight equipment			85,495
Deferred heavy maintenance, net			246,576
Other long-term assets			67,043
Total assets			9,372,673
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable			52,242
Air traffic liability			518,668
Current maturities of long-term debt, net, and finance leases			471,698
Current maturities of operating leases			259,713
Other current liabilities			623,035
Total current liabilities			1,925,357
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current maturities			1,704,517
Long-term portion			4,380,845
Deferred income taxes			52,556
Deferred gains and other long-term liabilities			120,795
Total liabilities not subject to compromise			8,184,070
Liabilities subject to compromise			1,635,104
Shareholders’ equity (deficit):
Predecessor common stock			11
Predecessor Additional paid-in capital			1,174,925
Predecessor Treasury stock at cost			(81,285)
Retained earnings			(1,540,278)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			127
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)			(446,501)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)			9,372,673
Reorganization Items
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			(289,775)
Restricted cash			5,293
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(2,229)
Total current assets			(286,711)
Property and equipment:
Total assets			(286,711)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable			(5,566)
Current maturities of long-term debt, net, and finance leases			(309,000)
Other current liabilities			(39,250)
Total current liabilities			(353,816)
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current maturities			526,841
Deferred income taxes			16,900
Total liabilities not subject to compromise			173,025
Liabilities subject to compromise			(1,635,104)
Shareholders’ equity (deficit):
Predecessor common stock		$ 2	(11)
Predecessor Additional paid-in capital		$ 734,368	(1,174,925)
Predecessor Treasury stock at cost			81,285
Retained earnings			1,534,648
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)			1,175,368
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)			(286,711)
Fresh Start Adjustment
Current assets:
Total current assets			0
Property and equipment:
Flight equipment			(850,445)
Ground property and equipment			(345,190)
Less accumulated depreciation			1,062,116
Total property and equipment			(133,520)
Operating lease right-of-use assets			(194,510)
Intangible assets			82,932
Deferred heavy maintenance, net			(120,871)
Total assets			(365,969)
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt, net, and finance leases			2,991
Current maturities of operating leases			(17,483)
Other current liabilities			(1,536)
Total current liabilities			(16,029)
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current maturities			(177,234)
Long-term portion			(172,065)
Deferred income taxes			16,852
Deferred gains and other long-term liabilities			(22,996)
Total liabilities not subject to compromise			(371,472)
Shareholders’ equity (deficit):
Retained earnings			5,630
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(127)
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)			5,503
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)			$ (365,969)