RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Ownership interest held by each of the Company and Expedia in aircraft (as a percent)	50.00%
Ownership interest held by each of the Company and Expedia in an entity employing aircraft flight crew (as a percent)	50.00%

Represents the percentage of ownership interest in another entity employing aircraft flight crew that is held by the reporting entity and a similar percentage of ownership that is held by the related party.

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Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant