Reference News Network, November 3 report. According to the Associated Press on November 2, as the U.S. government shutdown entered its second month, flight delays continued at U.S. airports due to a lack of air traffic controllers. Flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were generally delayed by two to three hours on November 2.

The New York City Office of Emergency Management posted on the social media platform X, stating that "passengers may experience changes in itineraries, locked gates, and communication outages. Those flying should check their flight status before heading to the airport and be prepared for longer waiting times."

Flight tracking websites showed that dozens of flights were delayed at Houston George H.W. Bush Intercontinental Airport, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, and Chicago O'Hare International Airport, with one or two flights canceled. Major airports in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, and Miami were also affected.

By the evening of November 2, flight tracking websites reported that 4,295 domestic and international flights were delayed and 557 flights were canceled.

The report stated that U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has continuously warned that as the time without pay for air traffic controllers continues, more flights will be disrupted.

Duffy said on a television program on November 2: "We are working overtime to ensure the system's safety. You will see delays, and we will cancel some flights to ensure the system's safety."

He also said he does not plan to fire air traffic controllers who are not coming to work.

Duffy said, "When air traffic controllers decide to support their families, I will not fire them. They need support, they need money, they need their pay. They don't need to be fired."

The Federal Aviation Administration posted on X on October 31 that nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers have been working without pay for several weeks. (Translation by Yang Xinpeng)

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