Massive LAX Power Outage Disrupts Airport Operations

LOS ANGELES, CA — A power outage impacted operations for nearly an hour Wednesday afternoon at LAX, authorities said.

The majority of terminals were affected by the outage, according to the airport, which first reported the issue around 2:30 p.m. As of 3:10 p.m., power had been restored to most locations or was coming online, and all systems were back online by 3:30 p.m.

No flights were canceled or delayed, according to airport public information officer Victoria Spilabotte, but passengers on some flights did have to deplane manually after jet bridges lost power.

Department of Water and Power crews were at the airport and investigating the cause of the 50-minute outage, Spilabotte said.

"Our crews were able to make switches in the field to reroute power to LAX and restore service," the utility provider tweeted.

The outage continued to affect the surrounding area, however, with more than 350 nearby customers still without electricity as of 4:30 p.m.

Twitter user and traveler Nicky Bernal tweeted around 2:30 p.m. that people were trapped in an elevator in terminal four of the airport, near an American Air security line, and that first responders had been called to assist. Journalist Brian Sumers, citing an internal message from LAX, reported several passengers were stuck in elevators at the airport.

There were reports that the outage also impacted businesses and hotels along Century Boulevard east of the airport and other areas of Westchester — including traffic lights on Manchester Boulevard and portions of Sepulveda Boulevard.

City News Service contributed to this report.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.