Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (SEC Filing Page | XBRL Cloud Viewer | XBRL Instance)

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893 40701 - Disclosure - Related parties - Analysis of balances due from/to related parties (Details) Network

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920 40703 - Disclosure - Related parties - Other information (Details) Network

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949 40801 - Disclosure - Other accounts receivable, net (Details) Network

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966 40802 - Disclosure - Other accounts receivable, net - Aging of accounts receivable (Details) Network

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978 40803 - Disclosure - Other accounts receivable, net - Movement in the allowance for doubtful accounts (Details) Network

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1076 41203 - Disclosure - Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net - Additional Information (Details) Network

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1195 41403 - Disclosure - Operating leases - Rental expense and sale and leaseback transactions (Details) Network

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1208 41501 - Disclosure - Accrued liabilities - Current (Details) Network

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1250 41601 - Disclosure - Employee benefits - Analysis of net period cost (Details) Network

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1256 41602 - Disclosure - Employee benefits - Changes in the defined benefit obligation and actuarial assumptions (Details) Network

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1290 41702 - Disclosure - Share-based payments - Vesting period of shares granted under share purchase plan (Details) Network

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1304 41703 - Disclosure - Share-based payments - SARs (cash settled) (Details) Network

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1316 41704 - Disclosure - Share-based payments - Vesting schedule of SARs (Details) Network

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1330 41705 - Disclosure - Share-based payments - MIP I (Details) Network

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1398 41709 - Disclosure - Share-based payments - (Benefit) expense recognized in retention plan (Details) Network

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1573 42101 - Disclosure - Finance income and cost (Details) Network

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1600 Derivative financial instruments: Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowHedgesAbstract
1601 Reclassification of call options and forwards during the year to profit or loss (Note 4) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit vlrs:ReclassificationAdjustmentsOfCallOptionsAndForwardsBeforeTax
1602 Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, before tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnCashFlowHedgesBeforeTax
1603 Net gain (loss) on cash flow hedges Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxCashFlowHedges
1604 42301 - Disclosure - Commitments and contingencies (Details) Network

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1605 Implied Table Table

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1606 Commitments and contingencies Abstract vlrs:DisclosureOfCommitmentsAndContingenciesAbstract
1607 2019 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit vlrs:RecordedCommittedObligationToPurchaseAircraftAndRelatedFlightEquipmentDueWithinOneYear
1608 2020 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit vlrs:RecordedCommittedObligationToPurchaseAircraftAndRelatedFlightEquipmentDueInSecondYear
1609 2021 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit vlrs:RecordedCommittedObligationToPurchaseAircraftAndRelatedFlightEquipmentDueInThirdYear
1610 2022 and thereafter Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit vlrs:RecordedCommittedObligationToPurchaseAircraftAndRelatedFlightEquipmentDueInFourthYearOrMore
1611 Total committed expenditures Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit vlrs:RecordedCommittedObligationToPurchaseAircraftAndRelatedFlightEquipment
1612 Exchange rate Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:ClosingForeignExchangeRate
1613 42401 - Disclosure - Operating segments (Details) Network

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1614 Disclosure of geographical areas [table] Table

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1615 Geographical areas [axis] Axis ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasAxis
1616 Geographical areas [member] Member ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasMember
1617 Domestic (Mexico) Member ifrs-full:CountryOfDomicileMember
1618 United States of America and Central America Member vlrs:UnitedStatesAndCentralAmericaMember
1619 United States of America Member country:US
1620 Operating segments LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGeographicalAreasLineItems
1621 Number of geographic segments Concept (xbrli:positiveIntegerItemType) For Period vlrs:NumberOfGeographicalAreas
1622 Total operating revenues Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromRenderingOfTransportServices
1623 Percentage of total revenues from external customers Concept (Percent) For Period vlrs:ReportingUnitPercentOfTotalRevenues

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