Olympian Lolo Jones tweets updates while stuck on a plane during Atlanta Airport power outage
(Reuters)
As the power outage at Atlanta Airport continues to cause a headache for travelers, Olympian Lolo Jones is among the cadre of unhappy customers stuck at the busiest airport in the nation.
As previously reported, a power outage has forced the Federal Aviation Administration to suspend outgoing flights and implement a “ground stop” for incoming flights. As a result of the outage, which Georgia Power believes was the result of “a fire which caused extensive damage in a Georgia power underground electrical facility,” many are stuck at the dark airport terminal or, in Jones’ case, on their plane, unable to get off.
Hi yes I would like to order a pizza the delivery address is the Atlanta airport runway. Landed hours ago from Germany can’t get off plane bc customs and outage but could customs clear a pizza to come on board?
— Lolo Jones (@lolojones) December 17, 2017
“Hi yes I would like to order a pizza the delivery address is the Atlanta airport runway,” The star wrote in a brief thread on Twitter. “Landed hours ago from Germany can’t get off plane bc customs and outage but could customs clear a pizza to come on board?”
Also looking for a place to stay, hotels are booked. I will be hungry, jet lagged, slightly irritated and not wanting to talk anyone have a spare room in Atlanta?
— Lolo Jones (@lolojones) December 17, 2017
Minutes later, she wrote: “Also looking for a place to stay, hotels are booked. I will be hungry, jet lagged, slightly irritated and not wanting to talk anyone have a spare room in Atlanta?”
The Olympic hurdler capped off her Twitter updates with a joking tweet about her hunger level as she continues to wait to get off her plane.
At least I’m still on the plane. Vibe is still ok although the hungrier I get the 5 month year old down the row is starting to look like veal. Pics inside the Atlanta airport looks like zombie apocalypse started
— Lolo Jones (@lolojones) December 17, 2017
“At least I’m still on the plane. Vibe is still ok although the hungrier I get the 5 month year old down the row is starting to look like veal. Pics inside the Atlanta airport look like zombie apocalypse started.”
We gotta ration this chocolate bar @JazmineFenlator (doesn’t tell her about the pack of mentos I have in my bag) 🤫🤫 pic.twitter.com/NlYgTmSG1x
— Lolo Jones (@lolojones) December 18, 2017
Staff at the airport is reportedly working to restore power, but hundreds of flights had to be canceled in the meantime.