Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport power cut strands thousands

A power cut at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson international airport has led to a partial shut-down, with tens of thousands of people reportedly affected.

The airport is the world's busiest, handling more than 250 thousand passengers and almost two thousand 500 flights daily.

Passengers were left in darkened terminals or on board aeroplanes. 

Power is being restored at the airport, but one thousand flights were cancelled with hundreds of more cancellations scheduled for today.

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

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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