One of the largest international airports in Venezuela, Simón Bolívar is preparing to start accepting Bitcoin as a payment method.
Simón Bolívar International Airport has announced deals for BTC, DASH and Venezuela’s oil-indexed token – petro – for airport services.
Venezuela prepares to adopt cryptocurrency as payment
Venezuela's regional news station El Siglo reported that the country's largest international airport is interested in cryptocurrency as a method of payment.
Venezuela's international airport giant, Simón Bolívar International Airport, also called “Maiquetia”, has announced its interest in using cryptocurrency for payments. The huge airport is located 19 kilometers from Venezuela's capital, Caracas.
Freddy Borges, director of Maiquetia, stated that as time passes quickly, Venezuelans must also evolve. He also announced that the huge airport would accept numerous digital currencies as a means of payment for flight reservations and various other services.
In addition, Borges said that Maiquetia's administrators would soon launch new payment methods in collaboration with the country's National Superintendence of Asset Encryption and Related Activities.
The adoption of digital currency payments at the airport will mark Maiquetia city's commitments in Venezuela with international improvements. He noted that this would also massively increase the acceptance of cryptocurrency in the country and around the world.
In addition, the executive added that foreign tourists would take advantage of cryptographic payments, including Russians.