Full power was restored to the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport following an hours-long outage on Monday. A spokesperson for BWI-Marshall confirmed that power was restored around 11:15 a.m. The outage affected all electricity, including elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. Despite the disruptions, airline flights continued to operate, though delays persisted. Passengers were advised to check with their airlines for updated flight status information.
Travelers shared their experiences during the outage. Louis Persico, a passenger, recounted, “I was waiting at my gate to get on my flight when the power went out. They said, ‘Give us 10 minutes to reboot the computers.’ We got on the flight, but once we got on, we started receiving text messages that the departure time was being pushed back by 30 minutes. Ten minutes later, another 30 minutes delay. Eventually, we sat on the runway for two hours. Luckily, it was cold outside, so we weren’t sweating on that plane.”
Elvita Hunt, another traveler, expressed her thoughts on the situation, stating, “I think this is what you call ‘unexpected.’ No matter how you prepare, something unexpected is going to happen, and you don’t know when, how, or where it’s going to take place.”
Baltimore Gas and Electric confirmed that there were wires down in the area near the airport that are “customer-owned” energy sources.
— news from WBAL Radio