Flights at ABIA affected by power outage at Atlanta airport

A complete power outage at the nation’s busiest airport, the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, grounded flights Sunday afternoon, threatening to cause a holiday travel nightmare for fliers across the country just over a week before Christmas.

Airport officials said in a news release the power outage has forced the Federal Aviation Administration to suspend outgoing flights and implement a "ground stop" for incoming flights, which "means that flights headed to Atlanta are held on the ground at their departure airport."

Multiple flights to and from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been cancelled due to the power outage. 

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