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Maybe we can explain the different fares exLOS by looking at the fractions of tickets that originate abroad versus at LOS for different carriers. Typically capital controls don't matter to the extent that the "local" funds can be used to pay local expenses, including salaries for local employees. If too many tickets originate at LOS, there's obviously more concern about whether the money that exceeds these local expenses can ever be exported and how much of the funds will be lost in the process.