LAX Power Outage Causes Flight Delays and Cancellations
Parts of Los Angeles International Airport were left without light and power for about three and a half hours Wednesday night, causing the cancellation, delay and diversion of flights.
A 2-second power “bump” shortly after 6 p.m. caused the entire airport to go dark but electrical generators kicked in and all but three terminals had power within an hour.
Passengers cheered when power was finally restored to Terminals 1, 7 and 8 three hours or more later.
LAX Public Information Officer Olga Gallardo said power has been restored to most of the airport with the exception of terminals 1, 7 and 8. (Affecting mostly SouthWest and United Flights.)
She said it was a good idea to call your airline ahead of traveling to the airport to find out if your flight is delayed or canceled.
Southwest Airlines diverted or cancelled about 40 flights, spokeswoman Michelle Agnew said.The airline said its normal schedule would resume Thursday morning.
United Airlines said it delayed 19 flights, cancelled two and diverted nine.
