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Description of the business and summary of significant accounting policies - IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details) - MXN ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Reclassification from non-ticket revenues to passenger revenues | Application of IFRS 15 |  |
Reclassifications |  |
Amount reclassified | $ 5,915,263 | $ 4,758,074

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