December 25, 2017: Did someone pull the wrong switch or forget to pay the electric bill at Atlanta’s Hatfield-Jackson Airport — busiest airport on a good day in the US? Last weekend, over 3000 passengers traveling for the holidays were stranded at the airport as Delta and the FAA put a ground hold (means all flights in bound and out bound stopped as well as those on the ground) on over 800 flights — as well as ripple effect across the US and Europe with hundreds of delayed flights — going well into the week. Passengers on planes at the gate had to deplane out on to the cold rainy tarmac as it was too dark to come inside — and all inside travelers were also forced to leave and head for the street. The city opened their convention center for stranded passengers and got Chick-Fil-A to provide food (on a good day this “chicken outfit” is not a TC favorite). Makes one wonder what contingency plans US airports have for massive power outages? Just has one wondering …
