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Monday power outages at BWI cause widespread flight delays, long lines

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LINTHICUM, Md. — BWI Airport experienced power outages Monday morning, causing widespread flight delays.

As of noon, power was fully restored.

Outages impacted security checkpoints at terminals A, B, D, and E, along with airline ticketing counters, including Southwest.

Officials are still warning travelers to double check their airline status, as many inbound flights had to be diverted.

"Expect long lines at ticket counters, checkpoints and concessions," BWI said in a statement. "It will take some time this afternoon for full, regular operations to resume."

Details of what caused the outage are unclear, but there was a fire and downed wires shutting down Baltimore & Annapolis Road in both directions leading to Park 100 Drive.

Fire forces Baltimore & Annapolis Road closure

This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.