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SPECIAL ITEMS
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]  
SPECIAL ITEMS SPECIAL ITEMS
The Company has classified certain operating activity as special items due to its unusual or infrequently occurring nature. Disclosing information about these items separately may assist with comparable year over year analysis and allow stakeholders to better understand Air Group's results of operations.

Labor and other: Labor and other costs in 2025 were primarily for changes to Alaska flight attendants' sick leave benefits pursuant to a new collective bargaining agreement ratified in the first quarter. Costs in 2024 were primarily associated with the retirement of Alaska's Airbus and Horizon's Q400 aircraft.

Integration costs: Integration costs are associated with the acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines and primarily consist of employee-related and other merger costs.

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)20252024
Operating Expenses
Labor and other51 26 
Integration costs40 8 
Special items - operating$91 $34