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1,500 travelers affected by power outage at Taoyuan airport
2017/12/22 16:51:59

Taipei, Dec. 22 (CNA) An unexpected power outage at the second terminal of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Friday caused the delays of six flights, affecting a total of 1,500 travelers.

According to Jerry Dann (但昭璧), senior vice president of Taoyuan International Airport Company, the power outage took place around 10:45 a.m., resulting in a blackout in the terminal's southern side and basement.

Dann said an initial investigation found the power outage to be caused by a circuit breaker trip that resulted from too much current (25,000 amperes) flowing toward a newly built area for EVA Air catering services.

During the blackout, five flights were delayed by 15 minutes and another one by 48 minutes, resulting in a total of 1,500 passengers being affected, the vice president said.

Airport security, immigration and customs officials, and airline staff worked together to minimize the effect the delays had on travelers, he said.

Before power was restored by 12:16 p.m., backup generators provided power during the outage to ensure the proper functioning of systems that could not be cut off, Dann said.

He gave his assurances that the airport would further look into the issue to make the proper improvements so that similar incidents do not happen again.

(By Chiu Chun-chin and Kuan-lin Liu)
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