All flights cancelled Sunday evening at Fredericton airport as runway lights fail

All flights coming in to and out ofFredericton International Airport are cancelled Sunday evening because itsrunway lights are out and service won't resume until Monday morning at the earliest.

"We have had an electrical fault and unfortunately it's underground. And as you can imagine, we have kilometres and kilometres of wiring out there with the two runways," saidKate O'Rourke, communications officer for theFredericton International Airport Authority.

"The electrical crews have been working on that, trying very hard to identify where it is to get those lights up and running."

It's unclear what caused the damage to the underground wires, but New Brunswick was hit with a wind storm that knocked out power totens of thousands ofcustomers Saturday night into Sunday.

The airport buildinglost power, but it's currently runningon a backup generator.

The last flight to land camefrom Montreal at 4:54 p.m.

O'Rourke said flights are able to take off and land during the day under visual flight rules (VFR).

It's unclear when power will be restored to the runway lights.

Some departing flights in the morning are cancelled as well, O'Rourkesaid, because the planes couldn't land Sunday evening.

O'Rourke recommends passengers get in touch with their airlines to find out about flight statuses.