美国航班于11月13日因大规模通信中断在全国范围内停飞，导致数十万旅客滞留并感到困惑。
US flights were grounded nationwide on Nov 13 because of a major communications outage, leaving hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded and confused.
旅客面临长时间延误、信息匮乏和租车柜台排长队的情况，一些人担心会错过婚礼、音乐会和其他行程。
Passengers faced long delays, poor information and crowded rental car queues, with some fearing they would miss weddings, concerts and other trips.
此次中断发生在感恩节和一个繁忙的体育赛事周末之前，引发了更广泛的出行问题，并促使人们呼吁美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）改善沟通。
The disruption came before Thanksgiving and a busy sports weekend, raising wider travel problems and calls for better FAA communication.
AI生成 纽约——11月13日，美国各地机场一片混乱，一次罕见的全美航班停飞令数十万沮丧的旅客滞留，延误何时结束遥遥无期。
AI generated NEW YORK – Confusion reigned at airports across the United States on Nov 13, as a rare ground stop of all US flights stranded hundreds of thousands of frustrated travellers with no end to the delays in sight.
在纽约繁忙的拉瓜迪亚机场，珍妮丝·卢埃林（Janice Llewellyn）泪流满面：这场混乱可能导致她错过女儿在多伦多的婚礼。
In New York’s busy LaGuardia airport, Janice Llewellyn was on the verge of tears: The chaos could mean she will miss her daughter’s wedding in Toronto.
61岁的卢埃林急切地寻找替代路线，对法新社表示：“我可能要疯了。”
The 61-year-old Llewellyn was desperate to find an alternative route, telling AFP: “I may lose my mind.”
她说：“我丈夫从英国飞来参加婚礼。天哪！但愿他们有别的航班，但愿我现在就能订到别的航班。”在拉斯维加斯机场，一些乘客被告知行程因大风延误。
“My husband flew all the way from England to get to the wedding,” she said. “Oh gosh! I wish they had another flight, I wish I could get another flight, like, now.”At the airport in Las Vegas, some fliers were told their journeys were delayed due to wind.
一名航空公司员工称停飞将持续8小时，另一名则称将持续24小时。
One airline staffer said the ground stop would last eight hours. Another said 24 hours.
政府官员表示，停飞是由于大规模通信中断造成的，而非任何“恶意攻击”。但这并未帮助旅客了解后续安排。
Government officials have said the grounding was due to a major communications outage and not due to any “nefarious attack”. But that did not help travellers understand what comes next.
信息匮乏导致局面混乱，许多乘客涌向租车柜台排起长队，疯狂寻找出行替代方案。
The shambolic lack of information led many passengers to form long lines at rental car counters in a mad dash for travel alternatives.
约瑟夫·安德森（Joseph Anderson）表示，他试图从拉斯维加斯返回奥克兰，正考虑开车回去，但说“如果全国都停飞，意味着高速公路也会堵车”。
Joseph Anderson said he was trying to get back to Oakland from Vegas and was considering driving – but said “if the whole country is stopped, that means the highways are going to be jammed too”.
这位72岁的退役空军老兵说，他已托运的行李被“扣留”，意味着“我们有点被困住了”。他说：“我希望FAA的沟通能更好一些。”
And the 72-year-old retired Air Force veteran said his already-checked luggage was captive, meaning “we’re kind of stuck”. “I would hope the communication can be better from the FAA,” he said.
周五13日 此次停飞发生在感恩节假期前不到两周，感恩节是美国一年中最繁忙的出行时刻。
Friday the 13th The ground stop comes less than two weeks before the Thanksgiving holiday, the busiest travel moment of the year in the United States.
而且正值职业和大学体育赛事特别繁忙的周末前夕——球队及其球迷也被困住了。
And it falls ahead of a particularly busy weekend for professional and college sports – teams and their fans are also stuck.
回到纽约，蒂亚拉·约翰逊原本要前往奥兰多参加一场周末音乐会，她能赶上演出的希望正变得渺茫。
Back in New York, Tiara Johnson had been heading to Orlando for a weekend concert, and any hope that she would make it was growing dim.
“你以为三小时就能到，结果整个晚上基本上泡汤了！”这位50岁的女士告诉法新社。
“You think you’re gonna be there in three hours, but your whole evening is kind of done!” the 50-year-old told AFP.
“不过嘿，他们说今天是周五13号！”焦躁的乘客盯着手机，神情平静却透着恼火，在机场航站楼里无目的地游荡。哈吉特·列维·沙列夫，54岁，显得很淡定。
“But hey, they say it’s Friday the 13th!”Harried passengers stared at their phones, calm but annoyed, wandering the airport terminal without clear direction. Hagit Levy Shalev, 54, was zen.
她改订了11月14日上午的航班，意味着她的公干行程会延长一点。“我总能到的，”她笑着说。“又能多离开孩子一天！” 法新社
She booked a new flight for the morning on Nov 14, meaning her work trip would last a little longer. “I’ll get there,” she laughed. “One more extra day away from the kids!”AFP