COMMITMENTS (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) aircraft
B-737 [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Committed to Purchase (in Aircraft) \| aircraft	32
Options to Purchase Additional (in Aircraft) \| aircraft	37
A320neo [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Option to Cancel \| aircraft	30
E175 [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Committed to Purchase (in Aircraft) \| aircraft	7
Options to Purchase Additional (in Aircraft) \| aircraft	30
Property Subject to Operating Lease [Member] \| B-737 [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Units \| aircraft	10
Property Subject to Operating Lease [Member] \| Airbus [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Units \| aircraft	61
Property Subject to Operating Lease [Member] \| Q400 [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Units \| aircraft	9
Property Subject to Operating Lease [Member] \| E175 [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Units \| aircraft	32
Property Available for Operating Lease [Member] \| Airbus [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Optional Additional Units \| aircraft	2
Property Available for Operating Lease [Member] \| E175 [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Optional Additional Units \| aircraft	3
Capacity Purchase Agreement with SkyWest [Member] \| E175 [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Optional Additional Units \| aircraft	8
Aircraft Maintenance Deposits [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Remainder of 2018	$ 47
2019	65
2020	59
2021	48
2022	24
Thereafter	8
Total	251
Aircraft Commitments [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Remainder of 2018	417
2019	519
2020	553
2021	305
2022	107
Thereafter	33
Total	1,934
Capacity Purchase Agreements [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Remainder of 2018	104
2019	145
2020	166
2021	174
2022	179
Thereafter	1,065
Total	1,833
Virgin America Flight Attendants [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 78

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