Train Shutdown the Latest Setback at Denver Airport
A routing cable damaged by a loose train wheel shut down Denver International Airport’s computerized passenger trains for about seven hours Sunday, creating mass confusion among thousands of travelers.
Passengers were shuttled to and from outlying concourses on 30 buses until the train system was back in operation in the early evening.
“It was hot. No air conditioning,” said passenger Judith Fisher. “The emergency phones weren’t working. Nobody seems to know what’s going on.”
United Airlines said about 30% of its flights and about 5,000 passengers were affected.
Separately, on Thursday, federal regulators evacuated United’s concourse after 23 passengers on a commuter flight from Wyoming entered the building without being cleared through security. The passengers were sent through security screening before being allowed back onto the concourse.
The $5-billion airport opened in February 1995, 16 months late due to construction delays and problems with its baggage system.
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