Extension term of maturity date of debt instrument.

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The amount of minimum earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and rent costs required to be maintained under the financial covenant of the debt instrument.

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The amount of minimum liquidity required to be maintained under the financial covenant of the debt instrument.

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Represents the floor rate under the debt instrument.

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Number of aircrafts previously under operating leases which were purchased during the period.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the interest rate derivative.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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DEBT - Lines of Credit (Details) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
DEBT - Lines of Credit (Details) $ in Thousands	Apr. 06, 2021 USD ($) aircraft	Feb. 10, 2021 USD ($)	May 15, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) aircraft	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) aircraft	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) aircraft	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
DEBT
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 25,000					$ 20,000
Extension term of maturity			1 year
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount						$ 0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity						$ 25,000	$ 19,650
Commitment fee on unused facility (as a percent)						0.50%
Number of aircrafts previously under operating leases \| aircraft					5	2
Minimum
DEBT
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 20,000
Maximum
DEBT
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 25,000
Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
DEBT
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						0.50%
Adjusted LIBOR Rate
DEBT
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						1.00%
Prior revolving credit agreement
DEBT
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 25,000
Credit Facilities
DEBT
Term of debt		5 years
Minimum liquidity required to be maintained		$ 30,000
Credit Facilities \| Minimum
DEBT
Minimum EBITDAR required to be maintained					$ 62,100	$ 62,100
Credit Facilities \| Maximum
DEBT
Minimum EBITDAR required to be maintained					87,700	87,700
Credit Facilities \| Base rate
DEBT
Minimum interest rate		2.00%
Credit Facilities \| Base rate \| Minimum
DEBT
Margin (as a percent)		4.00%
Credit Facilities \| Base rate \| Maximum
DEBT
Margin (as a percent)		5.00%
Revolving Credit Facility
DEBT
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 25,000
Commitment fee on unused facility (as a percent)		0.50%
Amount drawn						$ 0	$ 0
Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility
DEBT
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 90,000
Amount drawn				$ 68,000	$ 68,000
Number of aircrafts previously under operating leases \| aircraft					5
Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Event
DEBT
Amount drawn	$ 12,500			$ 68,000	$ 68,000
Number of aircrafts previously under operating leases \| aircraft	5			5