仅事实
政府停摆导致空中交通管制人员短缺引发大范围航班延误
摘要
持续的政府停摆导致美国多地航班大幅延误，空中交通管制人员短缺影响主要机场的正常运作。
联邦航空管理局（FAA）报告称，由于空中交通管制人员短缺，美国多家机场出现严重航班延误，正值政府停摆进入第七天。
受显著延误影响的机场包括纳什维尔国际机场、纽瓦克自由国际机场和芝加哥奥黑尔国际机场。在纽瓦克，抵达航班最长等待时间达30分钟，而芝加哥奥黑尔的平均延误时间为41分钟。
纳什维尔的空中交通管制面临严重人员短缺，导致运营能力下降。FAA表示，进近管制职责将转交给孟菲斯中心以应对当前状况。
交通部长肖恩·达菲承认，自停摆开始以来，空中交通管制员请病假的情况略有增加。他强调安全仍是首要任务，并表示：“如果我们没有足够的管制员，我们将确保空域安全。因此我们会放慢航班流量。”
全国空中交通管制员协会指出，空中交通管制员在全国范围内本就短缺，尤其是少数请病假就会对运营产生重大影响，特别是在较小机场。
航班追踪数据提供商FlightAware显示，周二共有超过2500个航班延误，其中纳什维尔约200个，芝加哥奥黑尔近500个。
在2019年政府停摆期间，管制员和运输安全管理局官员的缺勤增加导致安检等待时间延长，并迫使纽约空中交通放缓，促使立法者尽快解决僵局。
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reported significant flight delays at multiple U.S. airports due to air traffic control staffing shortages, coinciding with the seventh day of the government shutdown.
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Airports experiencing notable delays include Nashville International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
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At Newark, arriving flights faced holds of up to 30 minutes, while Chicago O'Hare reported average delays of 41 minutes.
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Nashville's air traffic control is grappling with significant staffing issues, leading to a reduction in operations. The FAA indicated that approach control responsibilities would be transferred to Memphis Center to manage the situation.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy acknowledged a slight increase in air traffic controllers calling in sick since the shutdown began. He emphasized that safety remains the top priority, stating, "If we don't have controllers, we're going to make sure the airspace is safe. So what we do is we'll slow traffic."
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The National Air Traffic Controllers Association highlighted the existing national shortage of air traffic controllers, noting that even a few sick calls can significantly impact operations, especially at smaller airports.
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Flight tracking data from FlightAware indicated that over 2,500 flights were delayed on Tuesday, including approximately 200 at Nashville and nearly 500 at Chicago O'Hare.
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