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| Bristol Airport flights grounded after power failure | Bristol Airport flights grounded after power failure |
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| All flights have been grounded at Bristol Airport following a serious power failure. | All flights have been grounded at Bristol Airport following a serious power failure. |
| Some passengers have told the BBC that people are not being allowed to check in and are being asked to wait outside the terminal building. | Some passengers have told the BBC that people are not being allowed to check in and are being asked to wait outside the terminal building. |
| On Twitter the airport apologised for the delays and said engineers were at work to restore the power. | |
| Paul Raymond, who is waiting to fly to Spain, said when he arrived the terminal building was in darkness. | Paul Raymond, who is waiting to fly to Spain, said when he arrived the terminal building was in darkness. |
| "I arrived at 03:10 BST and apparently the power went off at about 02:50," he said. | "I arrived at 03:10 BST and apparently the power went off at about 02:50," he said. |
| "For a short time they were telling people just to leave the terminal building. There is nothing - no computers, no security - nothing is operating at all." | "For a short time they were telling people just to leave the terminal building. There is nothing - no computers, no security - nothing is operating at all." |
| At 06:30 BST the airport tweeted that power had been partially restored and passengers with hand baggage only were being allowed to proceed through to security. | |
| "We are now working to check in flights in order of scheduled departure time. We apologise for the delays this morning," said a spokesperson. |