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| Atlanta airport travel chaos as power outage hits world’s busiest hub | Atlanta airport travel chaos as power outage hits world’s busiest hub |
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| Travellers have been left stranded after a power cut grounded all flights at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, one of the world’s busiest travel hubs. | Travellers have been left stranded after a power cut grounded all flights at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, one of the world’s busiest travel hubs. |
| Staff at the airport are said to be working to restore power after the outage struck at around 1:15pm local time. All outgoing flights have been suspended by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) while incoming flights that have not already taken off are being held at their departure points. | Staff at the airport are said to be working to restore power after the outage struck at around 1:15pm local time. All outgoing flights have been suspended by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) while incoming flights that have not already taken off are being held at their departure points. |
| Utilities company Georgia Power confirmed that it is investigating the incident after some reports suggested that a construction crew cut a power line, causing the outage. A spokesman for the airport told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that officials still aren’t sure of the cause. | Utilities company Georgia Power confirmed that it is investigating the incident after some reports suggested that a construction crew cut a power line, causing the outage. A spokesman for the airport told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that officials still aren’t sure of the cause. |
| “We have not determined what caused it,” the spokesman said. Atlanta fire officials and others are “trying to determine how long it will take to get everything up and running.” | “We have not determined what caused it,” the spokesman said. Atlanta fire officials and others are “trying to determine how long it will take to get everything up and running.” |
| Passengers who landed at the time of the failure have reported being kept in their seats while waiting for the plane to reach their gates. | Passengers who landed at the time of the failure have reported being kept in their seats while waiting for the plane to reach their gates. |
| Meanwhile, the US Customs and Border Protection tweeted that it has enacted its “diversion plan”, meaning that all international inbound flights are being diverted to other airports. | Meanwhile, the US Customs and Border Protection tweeted that it has enacted its “diversion plan”, meaning that all international inbound flights are being diverted to other airports. |
| The FAA has said that the power outage has not affected the radio tower, which can operate normally, but delays are owed to the airport equipment inside the terminals not functioning without power. More than 104 million travelers passed through Hartsfield-Jackson International last year, making it one of the world’s busiest for passenger travel, according to Airports Council International. | The FAA has said that the power outage has not affected the radio tower, which can operate normally, but delays are owed to the airport equipment inside the terminals not functioning without power. More than 104 million travelers passed through Hartsfield-Jackson International last year, making it one of the world’s busiest for passenger travel, according to Airports Council International. |
| Pictures and video footage from the terminals show the extent of the power outage, with much of the terminals in near total darkness. | |
| At least one passenger reported seeing smoke at Concourse D in the Atlanta hub. Speaking to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Olivia Dorfman said she was about to board her flight home to Indiana when the power went out. Later she said the area near her gate filled with smoke. She and her fellow passengers were then hurried away by airport staff. | |
| Joshua Shilko, who is passing through the airport, said a long queue of planes has formed on the runway, with some aircraft “sitting there for three hours”. | |
| He told RT.com that emergency lights are being used to illuminate passenger waiting areas. |