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Accounts receivable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Disclosure of Accounts Receivable |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Credit cards |  | $ | 35,882 |  |  | $ | 64,595 |
Cargo and other travel agencies |  |  | 10,052 |  |  |  | 19,389 |
Airlines and clearing house |  |  | 6,156 |  |  |  | 31,087 |
Government |  |  | 5,466 |  |  |  | 8,031 |
Trade receivables from related parties |  |  | 1,429 |  |  |  | 147 |
Other |  |  | 13,187 |  |  |  | 14,250 |
|  |  | 72,172 |  |  |  | 137,499 |
Allowance for expected credit losses |  |  | (6,483 | ) |  |  | (5,579 | )
|  | $ | 65,689 |  |  | $ | 131,920 |
Current |  |  | 64,635 |  |  |  | 129,781 |
Non-current |  |  | 1,054 |  |  |  | 2,139 |
|  | $ | 65,689 |  |  | $ | 131,920 |
Summary of Movements in the Allowance for Impairment in Respect of Account Receivables | The change in the allowance for expected credit losses in respect of accounts receivable during the year was as follows.
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | (5,579 | ) |  | $ | (5,057 | ) |  | $ | (3,673 | )
Adjustment on initial application of IFRS 9 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (624 | )
Balance at beginning of year under IFRS 9 |  |  | (5,579 | ) |  |  | (5,057 | ) |  |  | (4,297 | )
Additions |  |  | (1,310 | ) |  |  | (744 | ) |  |  | (1,311 | )
Write-offs |  |  | 406 |  |  |  | 222 |  |  |  | 551 |
Balance at end of year |  | $ | (6,483 | ) |  | $ | (5,579 | ) |  | $ | (5,057 | )

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