By Ray Downs, UPI
Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. had a brief power outage Wednesday night that caused widespread delays and some cancellations.
The outage occurred at approximately 9:45 p.m. and a backup generator was powered up about an hour later.
On social media, stranded airport customers posted photos of a darkened airport.
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesperson Andrew Trull said inbound and outbound flights were temporarily suspended due to the outage, Fox 5-TV reported.
The Reagan Airport staff said on Twitter that power was eventually restored at 11:13 p.m.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement flights continued to arrive at the airport during the power outage, but departing flights were held at the gate.
The total number of flights affected will be known Thursday.
Really? A power outage at the airport? *sigh* @reagan_airport pic.twitter.com/eo24a11nst— Amanda Stevens (@astevens16) August 16, 2018
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