
周六,因美国空管通信故障引发全国性停飞令,韩国仁川国际机场飞往美国主要城市的航班延误约两小时。
Flights to New York, Atlanta and Boston delayed by about two hours Flights from South Korea's Incheon International Airport to major US cities were delayed by about two hours Saturday following a nationwide ground stop in the United States caused by air traffic control communications problems.
据仁川国际机场公社消息,截至上午10时,飞往纽约、亚特兰大和波士顿的航班延误约两小时。
According to Incheon International Airport Corp., flights bound for New York, Atlanta and Boston were experiencing delays of approximately two hours as of 10 a.m.
韩国国土交通部表示,应美方要求,航空公司正推迟赴美航班起飞。
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said airlines were delaying US-bound departures at the request of American authorities.
“因美国空管系统出现问题,美方要求暂停赴美航班起飞,航空公司正按要求实施延误。我们正密切关注事态发展。” 国土交通部一名官员向当地媒体表示。
"Airlines are implementing delays following a request to suspend departures for US-bound flights due to problems with the US air traffic control system. We are closely monitoring the situation," a ministry official told a local news outlet.
美国联邦航空局(FAA)周五下达全国性停飞令,此前通信中断波及负责指挥机场间飞行的22个区域空管中心。
The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered the nationwide ground stop Friday after a communications outage affected 22 regional air traffic control centers responsible for directing aircraft between airports.
美国国土安全部长马克韦恩·马林表示,没有证据显示此次中断背后存在恶意活动。
US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin indicated there was no evidence of malicious activity behind the outage.
据媒体报道,这是自2023年1月FAA关键计算机系统故障以来的首次全国性停飞,也是2001年“9·11”恐怖袭击以来的第二次。
The nationwide ground stop was the first since January 2023, when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned, and only the second since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to news reports. cjh@heraldcorp.com