In Pictures: Flights cancelled after power failure at Atlanta Airport

Atlanta's airport, the busiest in the world, was hit by a power outage on Sunday (Dec 17) that caused hundreds of flights to be delayed or cancelled.

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December 18, 2017 at 8:23 AM
Passengers affected by a power outage wait at the International Terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Passengers affected by a power outage wait at the International Terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Departing international passengers look on as planes from arriving flights wait on a taxiway after a power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Passengers affected by a power outage wait in long lines at the International Terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Passengers affected by a power outage wait at the International Terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Passengers affected by a power outage wait at the International Terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Passengers affected by a power outage wait at the International Terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Arriving flights wait on a taxiway after a power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Airline agents look for answers on a mobile phone after a power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Passengers affected by a power outage wait in long lines at the International Terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Passengers affected by a power outage wait in long lines at the International Terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, on Dec 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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