Politics & Government

Power Outage Hits New Orleans' Armstrong International Airport

Holiday travelers at the New Orleans' Armstrong International Airport were left in the dark during a power outage New Year's Day.

NEW ORLEANS, LA — New Orleans' Armstrong International Airport went dark News Year's Day thanks to a power outage.

Airport spokesperson Michelle Wilcut told The New Orleans Advocate the outage affected "different sectors" of the facility before power was restored by 2 p.m. Monday.

Officials have not announced a cause for the power outage. Passengers began tweeting about the power outage shortly after noon on Monday.

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