Dormouse causes partial power cut at Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt Airport in Germany saw a short-lived hit to its operations yesterday when a power cut hit its operations overnight after a dormouse short-circuited an electricity substation.
Frankfurt Airport in Germany saw a short-lived hit to its operations yesterday when a power cut hit its operations overnight after a dormouse short-circuited an electricity substation.
While operating company Fraport said the power cut’s impact on flights was limited due to its proximity to the end of the day’s operations at the airport, the issues partially continued into the morning with at least 11 flights cancelled.
Due to a technical problem, flight delays and cancellations can be expected @ FRA this morning.
Passengers are requested to check the status of their flight on their airline’s website before traveling to the airport and allow extra time for your journey. pic.twitter.com/1i0irf6CPu
— Frankfurt Airport (@Airport_FRA) August 6, 2024
According to energy company Syna, the incident occurred at 10:45pm on Monday night (6 August) but power was restored by 3:20am the next day, despite the Frankfurt airport fire service being called to address smoke at the substation.
Local media reported that the dormouse was found dead next to the partially chewed wire at the substation, one of six powering the airport.
The issue is a relatively minor one for airports and Fraport told media that though it had pest controllers in constant deployment around its grounds, it was impossible to completely eliminate incidents like the latest power cut.
