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Description of the business and summary of material accounting policy information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Description of the business and summary of material accounting policy information |
Schedule of companies included in the consolidated financial statements | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | % Equity interest | ​
​ | ​ | Principal | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Name |  | Activities |  | Country |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |
Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación S.A.P.I. de C.V. |  | Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail throughout Mexico and abroad |  | Mexico |  | 100 | % | 100 | %
Vuela Aviación, S.A. |  | Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail in Costa Rica and abroad |  | Costa Rica |  | 100 | % | 100 | %
Vuela, S.A. (“Vuela”) (1) |  | Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail in Guatemala and abroad |  | Guatemala |  | 100 | % | 100 | %
Vuela El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. | ​ | Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail in El Salvador and abroad | ​ | El Salvador | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
Comercializadora Volaris, S.A. de C.V. ("Comercializadora") |  | Merchandising of services |  | Mexico |  | 100 | % | 100 | %
Servicios Earhart, S.A. (1) |  | Rendering specialized services to its affiliates |  | Guatemala |  | 100 | % | 100 | %
Servicios Corporativos Volaris, S.A. de C.V. (“Servicios Corporativos”) |  | Rendering specialized services to its affiliates |  | Mexico |  | 100 | % | 100 | %
Comercializadora V Frecuenta, S.A. de C.V. (“Loyalty Program”) (1) | ​ | Loyalty Program | ​ | Mexico | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
Viajes Vuela, S.A. de C.V. (“Viajes Vuela”) | ​ | Travel agency | ​ | Mexico | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
Guatemala Dispatch Service, S.A., (“GDS, S.A.”) | ​ | Aeronautical Technical Services | ​ | Guatemala | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
CIBanco, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Fidecomiso 1710 (2) | ​ | Pre-delivery payments financing (Note 5) | ​ | Mexico | ​ | — | ​ | 100 | %
CIBanco, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Fidecomiso 1711 (3) | ​ | Pre-delivery payments financing (Note 5) | ​ | Mexico | ​ | — | ​ | 100 | %
Fideicomiso Irrevocable de Administración número F/307750 “Administrative Trust” (4) |  | Share administration trust (Note 18) |  | Mexico |  | — | ​ | 100 | %
Fideicomiso Irrevocable de Administración número F/745291 “Administrative Trust” |  | Share administration trust (Note 18) |  | Mexico |  | 100 | % | 100 | %
Fideicomiso de Administración número CIB/3081 “Administrative Trust” | ​ | Share administration trust (Note 18) | ​ | Mexico | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
Fideicomiso Irrevocable de Administración número CIB/3249 “Administrative Trust” | ​ | Asset backed securities trustor & administrator (Note 5) | ​ | Mexico | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
CIBanco, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Fideicomiso CIB/3853 (5) | ​ | Pre-delivery payments financing (Note 5) | ​ | Mexico | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
CIBanco, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Fideicomiso CIB/3855 (6) | ​ | Pre-delivery payments financing (Note 5) | ​ | Mexico | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
CIBanco, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Fideicomiso CIB/3866 (6) | ​ | Pre-delivery payments financing (Note 5) | ​ | Mexico | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
CIBanco, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Fideicomiso CIB/3867 (7) | ​ | Pre-delivery payments financing (Note 5) | ​ | Mexico | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
CIBanco, S. A, Institución de Banca Múltiple, Fideicomiso CIB/3921 (8) | ​ | Pre-delivery payments financing (Note 5) | ​ | Mexico | ​ | 100 | % | 100 | %
(1) | The Company has not started operations.
(2) | With effect from January 20, 2023, the Trust 1710 was extinguished.
(3) | With effect from January 20, 2023, the Trust 1711 was extinguished.
(4) | The Trust was terminated on August 9, 2022.
(5) | With effect from June 8, 2022 the trust was constituted.
(6) | With effect from April 1st, 2022 the trusts were constituted.
(7) | With effect from April 13, 2022 the trust was constituted.
(8) | With effect from July 21, 2022 the trust was constituted.
Schedule of depreciation rates | ​
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​ |  | Annual
​ |  | depreciation rate
Flight equipment | ​ | 4.0-16.7%
Constructions and improvements |  | Remaining contractual lease term
Computer equipment |  | 25%
Workshop tools |  | 33.3%
Electric power equipment |  | 10%
Communications equipment |  | 10%
Workshop machinery and equipment |  | 10%
Motorized transport equipment platform | ​ | 25%
Service carts on board |  | 20%
Office furniture and equipment |  | 10%
Leasehold improvements to flight equipment |  | The shorter of: (i) remaining contractual lease term, or (ii) the next major maintenance event (1)
(1) The period is determined in accordance with usage.
Schedule of most relevant exchange rates utilized in the conversions to USD dollar | ​
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​ | ​ | 2023 | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
​ | ​ | End of period | ​ | Average | ​ | End of period | ​ | Average | ​ | End of period | ​ | Average
Currency |  | exchange rate |  | exchange rate |  | exchange rate |  | exchange rate |  | exchange rate |  | exchange rate
Mexican Peso |  | Ps. | 16.8935 | ​ | Ps. | 17.7665 | ​ | Ps. | 19.3615 | ​ | Ps. | 20.1254 | ​ | Ps. | 20.5835 |  | Ps. | 20.2818
Colon |  | ₵. | 524.7900 | ​ | ₵. | 545.1760 | ​ | ₵. | 594.9700 | ​ | ₵. | 649.5908 | ​ | ₵. | 645.900 |  | ₵. | 624.3460
Quetzal | ​ | Q. | 7.8301 | ​ | Q. | 7.8428 | ​ | Q. | 7.8515 | ​ | Q. | 7.7765 | ​ | Q. | 7.7285 | ​ | Q. | 7.7589
Colombian Peso | ​ | COP. | 3,822.05 | ​ | COP. | 4,327.66 | ​ | COP. | 4,810.20 | ​ | COP. | 4,255.44 | ​ | COP. | 3,981.16 | ​ | COP. | 3,751.33
Schedule of exchange rates of local currencies translated to functional currencies | ​
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​ | ​ | 2023 | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
​ | ​ | End of period | ​ | Average | ​ | End of period | ​ | Average | ​ | End of period | ​ | Average
Currency |  | exchange rate |  | exchange rate |  | exchange rate |  | exchange rate |  | exchange rate |  | exchange rate
Mexican Peso |  | Ps. | 16.8935 | ​ | Ps. | 17.7665 | ​ | Ps. | 19.3615 | ​ | Ps. | 20.1254 | ​ | Ps. | 20.5835 |  | Ps. | 20.2818
Colon |  | ₵. | 524.7900 | ​ | ₵. | 545.1760 | ​ | ₵. | 594.9700 | ​ | ₵. | 649.5908 | ​ | ₵. | 645.900 |  | ₵. | 624.3460
Quetzal | ​ | Q. | 7.8301 | ​ | Q. | 7.8428 | ​ | Q. | 7.8515 | ​ | Q. | 7.7765 | ​ | Q. | 7.7285 | ​ | Q. | 7.7589
Colombian Peso | ​ | COP. | 3,822.05 | ​ | COP. | 4,327.66 | ​ | COP. | 4,810.20 | ​ | COP. | 4,255.44 | ​ | COP. | 3,981.16 | ​ | COP. | 3,751.33
Summary of estimated useful lives of the assets | ​
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Aircraft |  | up to 18 | years
Spare engines |  | up to 18 | years
Buildings leases |  | one to ten | years
Maintenance component |  | up to eight | years

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