Passengers Enter Darkened Hawaii Airport After Power Outage

Southwest Airlines passengers were ushered into a darkened terminal in driving rain after power went out at Kahului Airport on Hawaii’s Maui island on December 5.

Footage by passenger Andrew Giesemann shows people disembarking the flight from San Jose, California, in heavy rain. Inside the airport, an employee with torches advises passengers to hold the railings as they make their way along in the dark.

Giesemann said passengers were on the runway for more than an hour after the flight landed.

Hawaii’s Department of Transportation said the runway was not operational on Sunday night, as the airport was working to get generators up and running.

Power was eventually restored on Sunday, according to local reports.

Storyful has contacted Southwest Airlines for comment. Credit: Andrew Giesemann/@DrewGiesemann via Storyful