LEASES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Operating Lease, Lease Income [Table Text Block]

Operating leases as of September 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):




Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	331,743

Current portion of operating lease liabilities	83,630
Operating lease liabilities	251,399
Total operating lease liabilities	$	335,029

	Six Months Ended September 30, 2019

Cash paid for operating leases	$	83,113
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	$	134,352
Weighted average remaining lease term	5 years
Weighted average discount rate	7.14		%

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]

As of September 30, 2019, aggregate future payments under all non-cancelable operating leases that have initial or remaining terms in excess of one year, including leases for 49 aircraft, are as follows (in thousands):



	Aircraft		Other		Total
Fiscal year ending March 31,
2020	$	47,496	$	4,254	$	51,750
2021	87,201		6,849		94,050
2022	77,440		5,725		83,165
2023	57,126		4,424		61,550
2024	44,722		4,020		48,742
Thereafter	32,400		23,394		55,794
	$	346,385	$	48,666	$	395,051

The following is a summary of the terms related to aircraft leased under operating leases with original or remaining terms in excess of one year as of September 30, 2019:



	End of Lease Term		Number of Aircraft
	Six months ending March 31, 2019 to fiscal year 2020		6
	Fiscal year 2021 to fiscal year 2023		23
	Fiscal year 2024 to fiscal year 2025		20
			49