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| Power outage holds flights at Reagan National Airport, Washington DC (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) | Power outage holds flights at Reagan National Airport, Washington DC (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) |
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| Inbound and outbound flights are bogged down in the US capital's primary airport, as it experiences a complete power outage. Stranded travelers have been posting images of the sudden blackout on social media. | |
| Late Wednesday evening, the airport's official account tweeted the management was aware of an "airport-wide" power outage and was investigating its cause. | Late Wednesday evening, the airport's official account tweeted the management was aware of an "airport-wide" power outage and was investigating its cause. |
| Confused passengers have been tweeting photos and videos of the airport's halls, plunged into darkness by the outage. Announcers are reportedly saying the facility is running on auxiliary power, but judging by the images, the lighting is minimal. One user said luggage belts are not running, either. | Confused passengers have been tweeting photos and videos of the airport's halls, plunged into darkness by the outage. Announcers are reportedly saying the facility is running on auxiliary power, but judging by the images, the lighting is minimal. One user said luggage belts are not running, either. |
| A Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesperson said the outage was caused by an issue at Dominion Energy, the company supplying power to the airport, as cited by NBC Washington. The spokesperson also said most flights had taken off for the night and any traffic disruption should not be significant. | |
| The airport later tweeted that flights were operating, but slowed down by unpowered mechanical systems. Lighting was being provided to some areas via backup generators. | |
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