Dublin Airport power outage causes major disruption

Dublin Airport was hit by a power outage on Sunday morning, causing traffic chaos at the airport and delays at check-in and at US pre-clearance in Terminal 2 for a period of time. The power failure knocked out backup generators that are designed to ensure the airport can operate in the event of more general loss of power in the area around the airport. A spokeswoman for DAA said 15 flights were delayed this morning due to the power outage. A spokesman said the operation at Terminal 2 has now returned to normal, although check-in, security screening and boarding processes are all now slower than usual due to a large number of passengers needing to be processed. “Delays are expected in T2 this afternoon, but flights from T1 are not impacted. Passengers due to fly this afternoon are advised to travel to the airport as normal,” he said. DAA said this morning’s outage, which occurred at around 7.50am in north Co Dublin, was caused by an under voltage in the ESB Network. It said this may have caused a control system failure that prevented Dublin Airport’s backup generator from kicking in, “as it always has during previous power outages”.<br/>