POWER OUTAGES DELAY UNITED Airline Flights

Posted on 09/13/2016 | About Newark, New Jersey

United Airlines flights have resumed at Newark Airport after a power outage at the airline's control tower there severely backed up outgoing flights, officials say. The problem at Newark Liberty International Airport affected United flights Monday evening.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says United's control tower at Terminal C suffered a power failure around 5 p.m. The power was restored briefly but failed again. It was restored again around 7 p.m.
It's unclear what caused the power outages at Newark, where United has a hub though it was reported that a backup generator didn't kick in as it was supposed to meaning planes couldn't push back from the gate nor could arriving flights come in.
United Airlines has a hub at Newark Airport and makes up a large percentage of the airport operations there.
One passenger tweeted a photo from inside a plane held on the runway, saying, "This has been my view for 2 hours as we're stranded at Newark Airport due to power outage."
He added, "We just had to turn off the engine to refuel since we've idled for so long."
United Airlines responded in a tweet, saying the flight was delayed "due to air traffic control conditions impacting our flight operations."