Bay Area Flights Affected By Major Power Outage At LAX
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A major power outage at Los Angeles International Airport is affecting flights at the three major Bay Area airports, airport officials said Wednesday evening.
Below is a list of flights affected at San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose Mineta International Airports:
- SFO: 1 Southwest departure cancelled, 2 Southwest arrivals cancelled
- OAK: 2 Southwest departures cancelled
- SJ: 3 Southwest departures cancelled, 1 arrival delayed
The power disruption affected LAX Terminals 1, 7 and 8, the airport said on Twitter, but the Terminal 7 power came on around 9:30 p.m.
#LAXalert update: Due to ongoing power outage in Terminals 1,7 and 8 flights may be impacted this evening. Please check with your airline directly for the latest information about your flight. We are working to assess impacts and will provide more info here.
— LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) June 6, 2019
Around 9:40 p.m., Southwest Airlines announced that all outbound flights from LAX will be delayed.
CBS Los Angeles reported that flights had passengers waiting for hours, afraid that they'd miss trips.
Just talked to a guy stuck at @SouthwestAir Terminal 1 at #LAX for 2 hours. Power is out and he can't check in for his flight. He's afraid he will miss his pre-paid 4 day trip to Houston @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/idPdMHyvIO
— Sara Donchey (@SaraDonchey) June 6, 2019
According to LAX, the outage started around 6:10 p.m. after a power surge caused for equipment to be rebooted, leaving passengers stuck on the tarmac. The outage affected mostly Southwest and United Airlines passengers.