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Travel chaos as major airport blackout leaves flights unable to land
A power outage is causing travel chaos for passengers at Perth Airport, in Australia, which is currently not allowing planes to land leading to long delays
Passengers at Perth Airport faced significant disruption as a power outage affected terminal operations on Thursday afternoon, with some flights reportedly unable to land. Authorities attributed the outage to a nearby bushfire.
An airport spokesperson confirmed the power loss was impacting terminal operations and warned that delays were likely as safety and security remained the priority. Operations teams were working to manage the disruption and restore services.
Update notices from Perth Airport indicated that services were progressively returning to operation across the terminals, though delays were still expected as the situation continued to be stabilized.
The situation prompted widespread travel disruption for passengers, with authorities and the airport urging patience as efforts continued to safely resume normal operations and get travelers moving again. The incident was classified as breaking news by The Mirror.