The early afternoon outage paralysed operations at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport through Sunday evening. “We’re just focusing on the comfort of our passengers,” Reed told a news conference. The blaze damaged access to a backup system, Reed told reporters, adding the cause remained unknown. “Stuck on a plane at Atlanta Airport as the power is out there … bedlam inside and boredom out here!” Jack Harris wrote on Twitter. Stuck on a plane at Atlanta Airport as the power is out there… bedlam inside and boredom out here!

Source: The Express Tribune December 18, 2017 05:37 UTC