JACKSONVILLE. Fla. — The Jacksonville International Airport has canceled and delayed numerous departing flights Sunday after a major power outage at the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., 17 flights have been canceled and 14 delays are impacting Jacksonville, according to flightstats.com.
Several flights delayed to and from Atlanta out of #Jacksonville @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/vmEqtCoDuu
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) December 17, 2017
Power went out at the Atlanta airport at 1:15 p.m. and all flights are being held, officials said Sunday.
The FAA has ordered a ground stop on all flights headed to the Atlanta airport due to the power outage. Evacuations are underway at the airport.
#PowerOutage at @ATLairport causes major airlines to cancel ALL flights for the remainder of the day. https://t.co/lLjqMm04OK pic.twitter.com/MPqfiXjWhE
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) December 17, 2017
A Delta Air Lines pilot told passengers a construction crew cut a power line, causing the outage, but an airport spokesman, Andy Gobeil, said officials weren't sure.
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Due to an airport-wide power outage at Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport (ATL), We have cancelled all remaining operations today, December 17. For more information visit: https://t.co/9CizTPhyak pic.twitter.com/8QLS2wEqkR
— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) December 17, 2017
— Stephen Freel (@Stephen4reel) December 17, 2017
Several passengers at #Jacksonville airport tell me they got emails from airlines saying #Atlanta power outage could cause problems through tomorrow @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/BsP6T39rv3
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) December 17, 2017
BREAKING: @AmericanAir officials told Channel 2's @NefertitiWSB they are evacuating the airport. https://t.co/lLjqMm04OK pic.twitter.com/e8ZlaWwpaM
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) December 17, 2017
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