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Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net - Net carrying value (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($)
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | $ 7,385,334 |  | $ 364,994 | $ 7,281,157 | $ 5,782,282
Capitalized borrowing costs | $ 384,038 | 456,313 | $ 357,920 |  |  |
Disposals of capitalized borrowing costs | $ 401,862 | 328,571 | $ 242,678 |  |  |
Leasehold improvements to flight equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 1,540,788 |  |  | 1,737,883 | 1,214,589
Pre-delivery payments |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 4,507,770 |  |  | 4,920,126 | 3,672,090
Flight equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 733,250 |  |  | 465,913 | 664,322
Aircraft Spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 54,771 |  |  | 52,984 |
Construction and improvements in process |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 474,240 |  |  | 53,545 | 142,738
Constructions and improvements |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 40,950 |  |  | 27,016 | 15,235
Computer equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 13,071 |  |  | 7,819 | 16,547
Workshop tools |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 4,852 |  |  | 3,329 | 3,369
Electric power equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 9,012 |  |  | 7,675 | 5,122
Communications equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 5,777 |  |  | 5,765 | 4,911
Workshop machinery and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 10,209 |  |  | 12,933 | 4,481
Motorized transport equipment platform |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 9,634 |  |  | 7,323 | 446
Service carts on board |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 2,121 |  |  | 3,104 | 126
Office furniture and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 36,660 |  |  | 31,726 | $ 38,306
Allowance for obsolescence |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 3,000 |  |  | 3,000 |
Gross value |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 10,877,907 |  |  | 12,152,595 |
Gross value | Leasehold improvements to flight equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 4,220,672 |  |  | 5,092,049 |
Gross value | Pre-delivery payments |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 4,507,770 |  |  | 4,920,126 |
Gross value | Flight equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 1,287,102 |  |  | 1,689,473 |
Gross value | Construction and improvements in process |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 474,240 |  |  | 53,545 |
Gross value | Constructions and improvements |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 172,460 |  |  | 175,407 |
Gross value | Computer equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 47,566 |  |  | 49,945 |
Gross value | Workshop tools |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 26,875 |  |  | 27,727 |
Gross value | Electric power equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 20,412 |  |  | 20,448 |
Gross value | Communications equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 14,099 |  |  | 14,803 |
Gross value | Workshop machinery and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 16,301 |  |  | 20,574 |
Gross value | Motorized transport equipment platform |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 15,026 |  |  | 15,247 |
Gross value | Service carts on board |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 7,675 |  |  | 9,216 |
Gross value | Office furniture and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 70,709 |  |  | 67,035 |
Gross value | Allowance for obsolescence |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | 3,000 |  |  | 3,000 |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (3,492,573) |  |  | (4,871,438) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Leasehold improvements to flight equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (2,679,884) |  |  | (3,354,166) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Flight equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (553,852) |  |  | (1,223,560) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Constructions and improvements |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (131,510) |  |  | (148,391) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Computer equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (34,495) |  |  | (42,126) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Workshop tools |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (22,023) |  |  | (24,398) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Electric power equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (11,400) |  |  | (12,773) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Communications equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (8,322) |  |  | (9,038) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Workshop machinery and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (6,092) |  |  | (7,641) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Motorized transport equipment platform |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (5,392) |  |  | (7,924) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Service carts on board |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | (5,554) |  |  | (6,112) |
Accumulated depreciation / amortization | Office furniture and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net (Note 12) |  | $ (34,049) |  |  | $ (35,309) |

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