Venezuela Airport Reawakens in a Sign of Economic Recovery

Travelers at Simón Bolivar International Airport in 2023.Source: Bloomberg

Empty faucets, shuttered storefronts, scant arrivals and departures.

Such has been the beleaguered state of Venezuela’s Simón Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetía, about an hour outside the capital Caracas, after years of mismanagement and US economic sanctions. As investors jet back in, it’s slowly flickering back to life.