Power restored at PHL in Terminal D; travelers urged to check with carriers for status

Delays, cancelations due to power outage at Philly Airport Terminal D

A number of delays and cancelations have occurred Saturday after a power outage at Philadelphia International Airport’s Terminal D.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - On this busy travel weekend, frustrating news for passengers of some airlines after an early morning power outage at Philadelphia International Airport’s Terminal D caused delays.

Officials with the airport alerted the public through social media of the issue around 6 a.m. Saturday, saying that passengers of United, Delta, JetBlue, Air Canada and Alaska Air should all check with their carriers, in order to assure their flight would still be taking off.

By 8:30 Saturday morning, the power outage seemed to only be affecting Delta Airlines.

Officials said power was restored by 1:30 Saturday afternoon and normal operations were underway. They urged those flying with the above-mentioned airlines to continue to check to make sure their flights were not delayed.

A source of the outage was still being investigated, airport officials noted.