Passengers travelling through Perth Airport have been left stranded across Australia after a power outage saw flights cancelled on Thursday.

A spokesperson from Perth Airport confirmed that delays will continue after systems were restored.

“Systems have progressively resumed and operations are returning to normal. However, systems will continue to be monitored,” they said.

Passengers should expect delays and are encouraged to check their flight information with their airline.”

The outage in a statement on social media earlier in the day, warning travellers that flights could be impacted.

“Perth Airport is currently experiencing a power outage that is impacting terminal operations,” the statement read.

“Safety and security remain our highest priority, and passengers should expect some delays.”

Live schedules are showing Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar are all experiencing delays to flights but passengers are encouraged to check with their airlines for the latest flight information.

Jetstar confirmed that two of the airlines flights have experienced delays due to the outage.

“Jetstar is monitoring the situation and keeping affected customers updated on their flight schedules,” a spokesperson said.

While Virgin Australia said it “has not experienced any flight cancellations today, but have a few delayed flights still to depart this evening”.

As of 5.15pm generator power had kicked in returning power to the terminals.

Lines quickly returned back to normal length in Terminal 1, but some flights remained delayed.