Power restored after outage for certain gates at Atlanta airport, officials say

ATLANTA — All power is restored at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after it experienced a brief outage for some of its gates on Sunday evening. 

Airport officials took to social media on Sunday at 4:37 p.m. to alert travelers that the power was out between Gates B 24 and B 36 after an airline contractor drilled into a power line. Operations in the area are being modified to alleviate any impacts and crews are assessing to remedy the situation. 

🚨Power is out between gates B 24 and B 36 after an airline contractor drilled into a power line. Operations in the area are being modified to alleviate any impacts. Utility crews are assessing and remedying the situation.

— Atlanta Airport (@ATLairport) June 2, 2024

Officials updated travelers again at 5:58 p.m., stating that power was restored to the gates impacted by the outage. All gates and concessionaires affected are operational. 

Power is now restored to the gates impacted by the outage this afternoon. All gates and concessionaires impacted by the outage are now operational.✅

— Atlanta Airport (@ATLairport) June 2, 2024

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