United Airlines Holdings Advance ticket sales increased by 43.5% to $11.67B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.4%, from $10.48B to $11.67B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Advance ticket sales shows an upward trend with a 11.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Higher levels indicate strong forward demand and improved liquidity, while lower levels may signal weakening future bookings.
Represents cash received from customers for tickets sold but not yet flown. This is a critical liquidity metric for airl...
Commonly referred to as 'Air Traffic Liability' or 'Unearned Revenue' in the airline industry.
other_contract_with_customer_liability_current_advance_t_bb70e7| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $6.96B | $6.36B | $6.35B | $8.90B | $9.93B | $8.75B | $7.56B | $10.16B | $10.10B | $8.39B | $6.70B | $9.60B | $9.37B | $8.48B | $7.56B | $10.48B | $9.66B | $9.34B | $8.13B | $11.67B |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.6% | -0.1% | +40.1% | +11.5% | -11.9% | -13.6% | +34.5% | -0.6% | -16.9% | -20.1% | +43.2% | -2.5% | -9.5% | -10.8% | +38.6% | -7.8% | -3.4% | -12.9% | +43.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +42.7% | +37.5% | +18.9% | +14.1% | +1.7% | -4.1% | -11.3% | -5.5% | -7.3% | +1.0% | +12.8% | +9.1% | +3.2% | +10.2% | +7.5% | +11.4% |