Sources told this reporter that no one on duty was able to re-program the power box, leaving the airport in darkness as well as all doors closed for more than an hour. Several passengers and other persons who were at the airport at the time were heard using profanity, as they could not get out of the building. SMN News learnt that only one employee working at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) knows how to reprogram the power box and management had to go looking for the employee to get power back on. The airport did not release any information on this incident up to press time.
PJIAE in Darkness—Generators Could Not Start.
Sources told this reporter that no one on duty was able to re-program the power box, leaving the airport in darkness as well as all doors closed for more than an hour. Several passengers and other persons who were at the airport at the time were heard using profanity, as they could not get out of the building. SMN News learnt that only one employee working at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) knows how to reprogram the power box and management had to go looking for the employee to get power back on. The airport did not release any information on this incident up to press time.
