Departures Resume After U.S. Communication Failure
Airlines still face the effects of the interruption.
Loading your learning…
Beginner support · Translation help
Read with help in your language
Choose a language to see each paragraph translated below the English. Tap highlighted words for a quick meaning.
The a on 13 .
, but was not . and to their .
Read · Think · Practise
Try this story
Try 2 questions about this story, then explain one idea in your own words. Check the text whenever you need to.
In this lesson: Connect an ended restriction with continuing recovery work.
Grammar in this story: Possibility rather than a completed recovery
could resume
Could resume means departures were possible again. It does not say every scheduled flight had already restarted.
Your turn
Explain the difference between lifting the ground stop and restoring airline schedules.
See one possible answer
Lifting the stop allowed departures again. Aircraft and crews were displaced, so airlines still needed time to restore schedules; the recovery was not immediate.
Your answer can be different. Give a reason and use your own words.
0 of 2 questions checked.
Tell us what helped or felt difficult
Which reading level did you try? Was a sentence unclear? Did the questions help you understand the story?
Send feedback by email