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About 100 people regularly sleep inside the facility

The Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentina's capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night.

The Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentinas capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At the start of the long Easter weekend, the airport in Argentina’s capital is eerily quiet before dawn, hours before it will fill with travelers. About 100 people who sleep inside the facility are getting ready to start their day. One of them is Ángel Gómez, who has been living […]

Buenos Aires' Jorge Newbery International Airport has become a de facto encampment for about 100 homeless Argentines as the nation experiences serious economic hardship.

As passengers arrive in the morning, some overnighters leave to spend the day at local soup kitchens while others hang around the airport begging for change.

The Jorge Newbery International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has become a makeshift homeless shelter as poverty rates rise with the country’s high inflation. Many people, including senior citizens, have lived in the airport for years.

The Jorge Newbery International Airport in the Argentine capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At the start of the long Easter weekend, the airport in Argentina’s capital is eerily quiet before dawn, hours before it will fill with travelers. About 100 people who sleep inside the facility are getting ready to start their day.