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Operating leases - Future minimum rent payments (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | Apr. 25, 2019 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2017 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2017 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2016 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2016 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2016 ₡ / $
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Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | 18.9578 | 19.6829 | 7.7440 | 609.6100 |  |  | 19.7354 | 7.3448 | 572.5600 | 20.6640 | 7.5221 | 561.1000
Aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | $ 2,297,971 | $ 45,230,733 |  |  |  |  |  |
Aircraft spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 36,796 | 724,252 |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and buildings | Denominated in U.S. dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 24,900 | 490,105 |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and buildings | Denominated in Mexican pesos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  |  | 292,386 |  |  |  |  |  |
Within one year | Aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 301,632 | 5,936,992 |  |  |  |  |  |
Within one year | Aircraft spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 7,314 | 143,961 |  |  |  |  |  |
Within one year | Land and buildings | Denominated in U.S. dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 9,754 | 191,989 |  |  |  |  |  |
Within one year | Land and buildings | Denominated in Mexican pesos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  |  | 131,166 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between one year and two years | Aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 296,205 | 5,830,173 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between one year and two years | Aircraft spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 6,694 | 131,757 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between one year and two years | Land and buildings | Denominated in U.S. dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 6,017 | 118,428 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between one year and two years | Land and buildings | Denominated in Mexican pesos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  |  | 88,237 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between two and three years | Aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 288,462 | 5,677,769 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between two and three years | Aircraft spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 6,537 | 128,667 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between two and three years | Land and buildings | Denominated in U.S. dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 3,111 | 61,243 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between two and three years | Land and buildings | Denominated in Mexican pesos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  |  | 16,114 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between three and four years | Aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 275,451 | 5,421,674 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between three and four years | Aircraft spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 6,064 | 119,357 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between three and four years | Land and buildings | Denominated in U.S. dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 1,763 | 34,691 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between three and four years | Land and buildings | Denominated in Mexican pesos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  |  | 13,302 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between four and five years | Aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 238,970 | 4,703,623 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between four and five years | Aircraft spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 5,066 | 99,714 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between four and five years | Land and buildings | Denominated in U.S. dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 721 | 14,201 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between four and five years | Land and buildings | Denominated in Mexican pesos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  |  | 10,108 |  |  |  |  |  |
Later than five years | Aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 897,251 | 17,660,502 |  |  |  |  |  |
Later than five years | Aircraft spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | 5,121 | 100,796 |  |  |  |  |  |
Later than five years | Land and buildings | Denominated in U.S. dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  | $ 3,534 | 69,553 |  |  |  |  |  |
Later than five years | Land and buildings | Denominated in Mexican pesos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum payments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33,459 |  |  |  |  |  |

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