Power outage cripples Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport

[spanone]

Last edited Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:42 PM - Edit history (2)

A passenger at Atlanta's airport posted this photo of a darkened terminal Sunday to Facebook.

(CNN)A power outage at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world's busiest airport, is leaving thousands of passengers stranded and planes grounded.

Georgia Power has confirmed they have crews in the field working to determine the cause of the problem.

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop for flights to Atlanta, meaning that planes are being held at their departure airports, according to a tweet on Hartsfield-Jackson's verified Twitter account.

The airport also posted a statement on Twitter saying, "A power outage has impacted several areas in the airport. #ATL officials are working to remedy the situation.

Additional updates to come."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/17/us/atlanta-airport-power-outage/index.html


***UPDATE*** http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/17/us/atlanta-airport-power-outage/index.html

[Glorfindel]

1. Uh-oh....I hope it's temporary and easy to fix. I'm flying out of ATL this coming Thursday

for Christmas in New York. I'd hate to have to re-schedule or fly out of another airport.

[MineralMan]

3. Oh, it'll be all fixed well before then.

[dhill926]

2. that has got to be a nightmare....

[Roland99]

4. How are there not redundant upon redundant systems?

[spanone]

5. true...?

[Croney]

6. My plane has been sitting on the runway two hours.

We arrived just in time to be grounded. I’ve got what I need to ride it out but I’m sure it’s hard on the kids and others.

[spanone]

7. i can't imagine...my son & his wife travel with 2 kids and an armada of stuff

hope you get out soon

[Croney]

8. Thanks!

[spanone]

9. 👍🏼

[RandomAccess]

10. Not a place I'd want to be stranded for ANY reason.