Denver International Airport’s train breaks down, delays causing passengers to miss flights

Trains astatine Denver International Airport are experiencing large delays aft crews enactment connected exigency repairs Friday morning.

Because of the exigency repairs, trains are moving astatine reduced compacity.

Emergency repairs connected the bid to the gates should beryllium implicit by mid-morning. Trains are moving successful reduced capacity. Passengers could acquisition up to 1 hr delays successful their travel from the terminal to the concourses. Use A-Bridge information checkpoint if flying retired of an A Gate

— Denver Int'l Airport (@DENAirport) August 20, 2021

DIA asked passengers to usage A-Bridge information to get implicit to A Gates arsenic an alternate to the bid which takes passengers to their terminal. The strategy did not enactment for immoderate arsenic passengers complained of missed flights and packed bid cars connected societal media.

From Patrick Stovall (@WTFdenver2020) astatine DIA waiting for the bid to the concourses.
He says, "DIA is having immoderate superior issues with their train. It's already been an atrocious time for these passengers and nary we are stuck with nary mode to get retired to the terminal." pic.twitter.com/XsTPGHWUgB

— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) August 20, 2021

DIA is present asking passengers to get to the airdrome an other hr early.

One idiosyncratic pointed retired that their formation really departed aboriginal and airlines were not waiting due to the fact that of the delays.

If you’re heading to DIA today, spell early. Trains are screwed up from an incident, 1hr setback. And airlines similar @SouthwestAir aren’t waiting. In information they near aboriginal erstwhile we got to our gross astatine 6:05. Lame. pic.twitter.com/yfjcezLtGC

— Benny The Jet Johns (@BennyJetJohns) August 20, 2021

Another idiosyncratic missed their flight.

Already missed my formation acknowledgment to this. Seems similar thing happens to these trains each different week. Maybe fig retired a caller solution?

— Hunter Flogel (@HunterFlogel) August 20, 2021

DIA officials person not said erstwhile the trains volition drawback up to velocity aft the repairs.