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Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Aug. 16, 2013 engine | Nov. 30, 2018 item aircraft | Nov. 30, 2015 engine | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) aircraft | Dec. 31, 2020 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) aircraft | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 aircraft | Dec. 31, 2020 MXN ($) aircraft
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 797,827 |  | $ 587,849 | $ 427,756 |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft engines to be provided maintenance services | engine |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit notes received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,060 | $ 58,530 |  |
Accumulated amortization of credit notes | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,878 |  |  |  |  | $ 4,878
Number of aircraft to be delivered | item |  | 26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts paid for aircraft and spare engines |  |  |  | $ 169,263 | 3,376,576 |  | 3,483,368 | 2,743,155 |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96
Gain (loss) on sale and leaseback | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 710,522 |  | 284,759 | 609,168 |  |  |  |
Term of aircraft delivery agreement |  |  |  | 8 years | 8 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of remaining owned aircraft |  |  |  | $ 364,994 |  |  | 7,385,334 |  |  | 5,782,282 |  | $ 7,281,157
Between one year and two years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Between two and three years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
Between three and four years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Between four and five years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13
Between five and six years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15
Between six and seven years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25
Between seven and eight years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11
Between eight and nine years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13
Lufthansa Technik AG - December 2016 Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit notes received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500 | $ 28,110 |  |
Accumulated amortization of credit notes | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,230 | $ 7,191 |  |  |  | $ 5,230
Term of total support agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66 months | 66 months |  |
A320 model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  | 44 |
A320CEO model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |
Number of engines purchased | engine | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A320NEO model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 |  |  | 30 |
Number of engines purchased | engine | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine | 6 |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft engines to be provided maintenance services | engine |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A321NEO model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft engines to be provided maintenance services | engine |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A320NEO Into A321NEO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-delivery payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts paid for aircraft and spare engines |  |  |  | $ 102,700 | $ 2,185,902 | $ 75,000 | 1,412,790 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of remaining owned aircraft | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,507,770 |  |  | $ 3,672,090 |  | 4,920,126
Aircraft Spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 5,946 |  | 1,787 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of remaining owned aircraft | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 54,771 |  |  |  |  | $ 52,984

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