Atlanta Airport Loses Power; Travelers Trapped In Planes, Terminals

(Atlanta, GA) — Travelers trying to get home are jammed inside a very dark Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport today.  The airport lost power trapping travelers aboard planes, concourses and terminals at the world’s busiest airport.  The FAA said it put a ground stop in place. That means air traffic is slowed or halted.  Some flights to Atlanta are being diverted.  Georgia Power says the outage happened at one of its substations. The utility says repair crews are working to restore power. Flight disruptions were expected and passengers should check the status of their flights.  WXIA-TV reports the power outage stretched across the entire airport and affected the train connecting terminals. Hartsfield-Jackson serves 150 domestic destinations and 75 international airports in 50 countries. An average of 275-thousand passengers pass through the Atlanta airport each day.