受美国全境停飞令影响，两班飞往香港的国泰航空航班受阻，这家香港旗舰航空公司警告将出现进一步延误。
Two Hong Kong-bound Cathay Pacific flights from the United States have been affected by a nationwide ground stop, with the city’s flag carrier warning of further delays.
美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）因区域空管中心通讯中断，曾暂时下令全国航班停飞。
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had temporarily grounded flights nationwide following a communications breakdown at regional air traffic control centres.
国泰航空在周六发表的声明中说：「我们正密切关注联邦航空管理局（FAA）今日早些时候发布的美国全境停飞令造成的影响。」声明称：「我们有两个航班（来自芝加哥的CX807和来自旧金山的CX879）于11月13日（当地时间）从美国起飞时受到这些限制影响。我们正为这些客人安排酒店住宿过夜。」航空公司表示，其余周六往返美国的航班均按计划运行。
“We’re closely monitoring the impact of the nationwide ground stop in the United States issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) earlier today,” Cathay Pacific Airways said in a statement on Saturday. “Two of our flights (CX807 from Chicago and CX879 from San Fransico) departing from the United States on November 13th (local time) were impacted by these restrictions. We are looking after these customers with hotel accommodation overnight.”The airline said all its remaining flights to and from the United States on Saturday were operating as scheduled.
声明还说：「在我们与空管部门和机场当局合作消除早前停飞造成的拥堵过程中，部分航班将出现延误。」国泰航空补充表示，将继续监控事态发展，如情况有变将及时通知客户。联邦航空管理局在周五下午下令停飞数小时后解除了全境停飞令。
“Delays on some flights will occur as we work with air traffic control and airport authorities as they clear the congestion caused by the earlier ground stop,” it said. Cathay added that it would continue to monitor the situation and update customers if circumstances changed. The FAA lifted the nationwide ground stop hours after imposing it on Friday afternoon.
此次停飞导致近5000个航班取消，是自2001年9月11日袭击事件以来美国领空持续时间最长的一次全境关闭。美国国土安全部表示，没有迹象显示此次故障是由网络攻击引起的。
The grounding forced the cancellation of nearly 5,000 flights and marked the longest nationwide shutdown of US airspace since the September 11, 2001, attacks. The Department of Homeland Security said there were no signs that a cyberattack caused the outage.
美国交通部长肖恩·达菲早前表示，故障波及所有22个负责管制机场间飞行的区域中心，联邦航空管理局技术人员正在努力查明原因。
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy earlier said the fault had affected all 22 regional centres that handle aircraft travelling between airports, and that FAA technicians were working to identify the cause.