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Commitments and contingencies - Sale and lease back commitments (Details) $ in Thousands | Apr. 29, 2021 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2019 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2019 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 ₡ / $
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Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated proceeds from aircraft sale |  |  |  |  | $ 756,828,000 | $ 15,097,735 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cancellable sale and leaseback contracts of aircraft leases |  |  |  |  | $ 758,665,000 | 15,134,381 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | 19.9785 | 19.9487 | 7.8095 | 615.7800 | 19.9487 |  | 18.8452 | 7.6988 | 573.4400 | 18.8452 | 19.6829 | 7.7440 | 609.6100
Within one year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated proceeds from aircraft sale |  |  |  |  | $ 209,500,000 | 4,179,253 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cancellable sale and leaseback contracts of aircraft leases |  |  |  |  | 9,720,000 | 193,901 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Between one year and two years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated proceeds from aircraft sale |  |  |  |  | 547,328,000 | 10,918,482 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cancellable sale and leaseback contracts of aircraft leases |  |  |  |  | 47,972,000 | 956,979 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Between two and three years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cancellable sale and leaseback contracts of aircraft leases |  |  |  |  | 63,222,000 | 1,261,197 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Between three and four years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cancellable sale and leaseback contracts of aircraft leases |  |  |  |  | 63,222,000 | 1,261,197 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Later Than Four Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cancellable sale and leaseback contracts of aircraft leases |  |  |  |  | $ 574,529,000 | $ 11,461,107 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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