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Power outage at Atlanta airport causes 'pandemonium,' grounds flights
FoxNews ^ | Dec 17,2017 | Alexandra Deabler, Nicole Darrah

Posted on 12/17/2017 2:43:30 PM PST by metmom

A complete power outage at the nation’s busiest airport, the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, grounded flights Sunday afternoon, threatening to cause a holiday travel nightmare for fliers across the country just over a week before Christmas.

Airport officials said in a news release the power outage has forced the Federal Aviation Administration to suspend outgoing flights and implement a "ground stop" for incoming flights, which "means that flights headed to Atlanta are held on the ground at their departure airport."

International flights will be diverted to land at other airports, U.S. Customs and Border Protection tweeted.

Atlanta Airport tweeted that reports the outage was caused by a construction crew which cut a power line was "NOT confirmed," and added: "We are working with @GeorgiaPower to identify and fix ASAP." The outage happened just after 1 p.m. on Sunday, according to airport officials.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: airport; atl; atlanta; atlantaairport; aviation; georgia; hartsfield; poweroutage
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To: 6ppc

My daughter-in-law’s father is from Atlanta and he says something like that.


141 posted on 12/17/2017 7:08:16 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: ml/nj

Now that we’re semi-retired, we do have the time.


142 posted on 12/17/2017 7:09:35 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: SamAdams76

“It’s an inconvenience. Not a calamity.”

True for the most part. But depending on a person’s situation — especially related to health — a calamity is possible.


143 posted on 12/17/2017 7:18:00 PM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: SamAdams76

You are speaking for healthy people, but the last couple of times I helped my late father through airports in a wheelchair, it was quite a great challenge even with things working properly. It would have been a nightmare for all concerned to be stuck with him in this Atlanta airport situation.


144 posted on 12/17/2017 8:02:56 PM PST by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: Enchante

There are always exceptions to the rule. Remember, we are all on borrowed time.


145 posted on 12/17/2017 8:06:25 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: del4hope

You restored my faith in human behavior. I wondered what Uber driver would take someone from Atlanta to B’ham.


146 posted on 12/17/2017 8:09:24 PM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: RooRoobird20

I think he/she means ‘something big’ happens when the stink is about to hit the fan in DC and this week looks to be a huge can of opened worms for those plotting against the President

Don’t rule out Atlanta being terrorist related


147 posted on 12/17/2017 9:21:28 PM PST by Guenevere
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To: livius

Not always so simple. I went to Florence Italy and my luggage got held up in Paris for many days. Had it not been for a friend who worked for United, I’d probably wouldn’t have had my luggage till after my vacay.

I went shopping. But i went there for a wedding and had certain clothes I needed for the many events.


148 posted on 12/18/2017 4:54:17 AM PST by HollyB
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To: metmom

. I worked at an airport and it was sad when someone missed a flight to a cruise where they were supposed to get married. That one was sad.


149 posted on 12/18/2017 4:56:32 AM PST by HollyB
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To: Guenevere

The outage was caused by an underground substation fire, breaker failure/fire started the fire. Airport has seven feeders which serve the airport but at some point they converge into the same tunnel and they all were either damaged or shut down as part of the recovery and restoration efforts.

This was not a terrorist attack, this is a case of sh*t happens.


150 posted on 12/18/2017 8:23:39 AM PST by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: RooRoobird20

Uh.....right

Maybe this was nudged.....


151 posted on 12/18/2017 4:43:01 PM PST by Guenevere
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To: utford

They decided to drive the rest of the trip (Raleigh NC)

************

Not a long drive but where in heck did they get a rental car during all that mess?


152 posted on 12/18/2017 4:49:34 PM PST by deport
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To: Guenevere; RooRoobird20

You would have thought that ATL would have remembered UA232. Even three systems doesn’t mean double backups if they come ANYWERE close to each other. They have had plenty of time to separate the systems from each other. Guess no one ever remembers Lockheed fixing the L1011. The person who approved this design routing. This is an epic oversight,.... Course it could have been an intentional Achilles heel. Anyone have a spare headgear?


153 posted on 12/18/2017 9:01:43 PM PST by Oil Object Insp
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To: deport

Not sure - haven’t been able to talk to him in detail. They reserved it online, I assume the car rental agencies had power - offsite from the airport?


154 posted on 12/19/2017 10:46:04 AM PST by utford
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To: Paladin2

If you have to be someplace on time, drive.


Or, “If you have time to spare, go by air”.


155 posted on 12/19/2017 10:50:52 AM PST by AFret.
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To: Guenevere

The *best* terror attacks won’t look like it.

They’ll look just like a $#!+ happens kind of event.


156 posted on 12/19/2017 11:21:07 AM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: metmom

Worst airport in American in my opinion.

Atlanta needs to build a another...for just Southwest.


157 posted on 12/19/2017 12:18:49 PM PST by I got the rope
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To: I got the rope

I vote for Philadelphia as the worst.

Went thorough there for my first, and I vowed last, time in my entire life a few years ago.


158 posted on 12/19/2017 2:02:23 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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