On October 7, local time, due to the shutdown of the U.S. government caused a shortage of air control personnel, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an announcement on the evening said:Widespread flight delays in major cities including Chicago, Dallas and Nashville¡£

Data shows that all flights to Chicago Ouhar International Airport have an average delay of about 41 minutes; Dallas-Washington International Airport has a delay of 30 minutes at a time; and Nashville International Airport has an average delay of up to 126 minutes.

The FAA said that the delay was "caused by the shortage of manpower during the government shutdown" and the relevant scheduling is gradually recovering. (Headquarters reporter Zhang Yingzhe)