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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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@SouthwestAir this situation at the New Orleans Airport is total garbage. Showed up 2.5 hours early and almost missed my flight. Power outages and lack of open lines affecting travel plans. #cmonman
— Langley Jacob Barth (@lango_unchained) January 1, 2018
#BREAKING Big power outage reported at New Orleans International Airport. Cause of it and when it’ll come back is unknown. pic.twitter.com/kUoOxLYUZY
— Ozzie Espinosa (@OzzieEOfficial_) January 1, 2018
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