Passengers heading to Pittsburgh International Airport this morning should allow for extra time after a power outage caused delays at the security checkpoint.
The power went out shortly after 4:30 a.m., according to airport spokesman Bob Kerlick.
“The outages occurred as crews were doing electrical testing overnight,” Kerlick said. “Emergency lights immediately activated and the outage lasted approximately 12 minute.”
PIT experienced a brief electrical outage just after 4:30 a.m. due to electrical testing. Emergency lights activated. The outage lasted about 12 minutes and is causing some residual security line delays. Passengers should take extra time this morning to arrive for their flights.
— Pittsburgh International Airport (@PITairport) May 21, 2021
The security checkpoint was closed while the power was out but has since reopened.
“The outage has caused residual security line delays,” Kerlick said. “Passengers should leave extra time this morning to arrive for their flights.”
In addition to the delays caused by the power outage, passengers for American Airlines and JetBlue flights out of Pittsburgh this morning were met with delays after the check-in system used by the carriers experienced a nationwide shutdown.
In a statement issued shortly after 5:30 a.m., American Airlines said the booking system, Sabre, “had a technical issue that impacted multiple carriers, including American.”
“This technical issue has been resolved,” American’s statement read. “We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.”
The announcement came after New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport tweeted that the system, which also is used by JetBlue, had experienced “issues” that were later resolved.
