A power outage affecting runway lighting shut down Mexico City's international airport overnight into Thursday, diverting dozens of flights, according to officials. The power failure set off a small fire at around 8:00 pm Wednesday (0100 GMT Thursday, according to airport spokesman Victor Mejia. "There are no takeoffs or landings on either of the two tracks," he said, adding that flights were being diverted to Veracruz in the east, Monterrey in the north, and Guadalajara in the west. The airport is one of the busiest in Latin America.
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