Allianz hit by power outage claims
Allianz Global Assist has announced that it has received over 50 claims in relation to the recent power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. On 17 December, the airport suffered a major power outage, and long ticket and security lines. By Monday morning, the airport was fully functioning again, but thousands were forced to change their plans, with some passengers reportedly staying overnight in the terminal. Around 1,200 flights were cancelled overall as flights both in and out of the airport were cancelled. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed predicted that around 30,000 people were directly affected by the power outage. It has been reported that the power outage was caused by a fire at a switch board.
According to Allianz, the two main reasons that customers claimed for their trips were either travel delays or trip cancellation.