A power cut at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson
international airport on Sunday led to a partial
shut-down, affecting tens of thousands of
people.

The airport is the world's busiest, handling more than
250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day.

Passengers were left in darkened terminals or on board
planes.

Power is now restored at the airport, but over 1,000
flights were cancelled with hundreds more cancellations
scheduled for Monday.

Many flights scheduled to arrive from other airports were being diverted elsewhere or held at their departure
airport.


In a statement, the airport confirmed they had suffered a power cut shortly after 13:00 (18:00 GMT) on Sunday.
Flights are expected to resume at 06:00 on Monday
(11:00 GMT).


Georgia Power, which supplies the airport's electricity,
said it believed a fire at an underground electrical facility
was to blame for the power cut. Officials said a piece of
its switchgear could have failed and started the fire,
causing cable damage.

Power was fully restored to the airport late on Sunday.

Atlanta's mayor confirmed the fire's cause was under
investigation, and apologised to the thousands affected.

A number of major airlines, including United, Southwest
and American Airlines, completely suspended their
operations on Sunday.



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