美国总统专机在周四晚上为白宫的儿童万圣节派对进行飞越,导致数十个航班延误,并在首都引发部分人士的担忧。
A White House flyover by the US presidential airplane as part of a children's Halloween party on Thursday evening delayed dozens of flights and raised concerns among some in the nation's capital.
该飞越迫使首都主要机场之一的交通暂时中止,且华盛顿市议员表示,居民、官员和机场仅收到15分钟的通知。
The flyover forced a temporary halt to traffic at one of the capital's main airports and drew concerns from city lawmakers that residents, officials and the airport received only 15 minutes' notice.
该飞机——当唐纳德·特朗普总统在机上时被称为“空军一号”——在周四晚上对白宫进行了两次低于平常高度的飞行,促使美国联邦航空管理局暂时停止了附近里根华盛顿国家机场的交通。特朗普当时正为儿童举办万圣节派对。
The plane — which is designated Air Force One when President Donald Trump is on board — made two lower-than-normal passes around the White House on Thursday evening, which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily halt traffic at nearby Reagan Washington National Airport. Trump was hosting a Halloween party for children when the flyover occurred.
白宫在其社交媒体账号上发布了飞越视频,称其为“为‘不给糖就捣蛋’的孩子们在白宫进行的史诗级空军一号飞越!”
The White House posted a video of the flyover on one of its social media accounts, calling it "an epic Air Force One flyover at the White House for the trick-or-treaters!"
华盛顿特区市议会在社交媒体帖子中称,飞越前仅向华盛顿市中心、五角大楼或国家机场的任何人提供了15分钟的通知,称这让包括议员在内的许多人受到惊吓。航空公司官员也表示,他们在飞越前收到的通知不足一小时。飞机还飞越了华盛顿附近的社区。
The District of Columbia city council said in a social media post that only 15 minutes' notice was provided before the flyover "to anyone in downtown DC, at the Pentagon, or at National Airport. It startled many, including us." Airline officials also said they had less than an hour's notice before the flyover. The airplane also flew over nearby Washington neighborhoods.
一些飞往华盛顿的旅客报告称,他们的飞机被迫盘旋或因飞越而遭遇延误。
Some people flying to Washington reported that their planes were forced to circle or that they faced delays due to the flyover.
航班追踪网站FlightAware称,周四出发航班中有26%延误,抵达航班中有17%延误,总计202个航班延误。大多数延误与机场中断有关。
FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, said 26% of departing flights and 17% of arriving flights were delayed on Thursday — or 202 in total. Most of those delays were tied to the airport disruption.
特朗普是空军一号飞越的爱好者,这类飞行常在他出席的重大体育赛事中出现。
Trump is a fan of Air Force One flyovers and they often happen at major sporting events he is attending.