A major power outage at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday prompted officials to order all flights headed there to be grounded at their departure points or diverted. The electricity outage, which occurred just before 1 p.m. local time, affected multiple terminals and flight delays of outgoing flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to HuffPost. The airport’s flight control tower “can operate normally, however, departures are delayed because airport equipment in the terminals is not working,” according to the statement. The FAA’s “ground stop” meant “that flights headed to Atlanta are held on the ground at their departure airport,” the statement said. The cause of the outage remained under investigation at 4 p.m., according to a statement released by the airport.

Source: Huffington Post December 17, 2017 18:58 UTC