LAX brief power outage impacts some passengers
A 50 minute power outage at the Los Angeles International Airport impacted some terminals and traffic flights at the airport.
The outage was reported around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The airport tweeted out that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is working to solve the issue, and "some terminals, traffic lights and other systems may not have power."
.@LADWP is assessing a power issue impacting some LAX facilities at this time. The airfield is operating normally but some terminals, traffic lights and other systems may not have power. Our teams are working on the issues with DWP now. Follow us for additional updates.
— LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) February 1, 2023
The Transportation Security Administration briefly stopped screening passengers in most terminals, but the airfield was operating normally. It is not clear how many, or if any flights were impacted due to the outage.
LAX said most of the power was restored as of 3:15 p.m. The cause of the outage is yet to be determined.