Several flights headed out of Calgary’s international airport were delayed on Tuesday following a temporary power outage that started earlier that afternoon.
The Calgary Airport Authority said on social media around 2 pm that a temporary power interruption was affecting the baggage system and the International Terminal Building.
It was said later that “all flights” had been delayed and asked guests to coordinate with airlines regarding flight information.
A number of passengers took to social media, posting messages about the hold up, with some saying they were stuck in airplanes on the tarmac for hours.
“This is insane,” wrote Kamran Aslam on Twitter. “Does this airport not have emergency power backup generators and some sort of business continuity plan?”
I am sitting in the aircraft for two hours now. This is insane, does this airport not have emergency power backup generators and some sort of business continuity plan? #yyc worst