Outage Prompts Effort To Increase Atlanta Airport’s Backup Power

A traveler sleeps on a baggage carousel at Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during a power outage last month. The nation’s air-travel system was snarled after an underground blaze knocked out electricity for around 11 hours at the airport.

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Atlanta airport officials are looking to boost its backup power in the wake of the power outage that crippled the world’s busiest airport last month.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport General Manager Roosevelt Council told the City Council transportation committee Wednesday that he wants to determine if it’s possible to physically separate the main and redundant power systems.