Power restored to Hartsfield-Jackson, Grady and Emory to resume normal operations following water restoration

June 2nd, 2024

A brief power outage at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Sunday came shortly after water service was restored to the facility amid main breaks that have caused water shortages throughout the city over the past three days. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

After experiencing a brief outage in a section of its boarding gates on Sunday evening, power was restored to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

The disruption came shortly after water service was restored to the facility amid main breaks that have caused shortages throughout the city over the past three days.

The power outage occurred at Concourse B between gates 24 and 36 at around 4:30 p.m., according to the airport’s social media account. The issue stemmed from an airline contractor who drilled into one of the concourse’s power lines.

After operations were modified for travelers, the airport alerted their social media followers once again at 5:58 p.m. that the power had been restored.

“Power is now restored to the gates impacted by the outage this afternoon,” airport officials said. “All gates and concessionaires impacted by the outage are now operational.”

Hartsfield-Jackson is one of several Atlanta infrastructures that have experienced setbacks this weekend in operation.

After experiencing low water pressure beginning Friday, Grady Memorial Hospital cancelled all appointments and asked visitors to delay their visits.

On Sunday evening, after the restoration of water, the facility confirmed that all patient appointments, procedures, and surgeries would return to normal operations on Monday, June 3.

“We will continue to provide bottled water to patients & staff as we remain under a boil water advisory,” said the hospital on X.

In a statement to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Emory University Hospital Midtown also announced a return to normal operations on Monday. This comes after the hospital experienced a lack of water pressure beginning Friday, which led to the diversion and the need to move patients.

“We thank our teams for their hard work and for the safe, quality care provided to our patients during this disruption,” the Emory said in a statement to the AJC. “We also thank the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management teams for working around the clock to restore the water.”