FAA causes whiplash with El Paso airspace closure

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El Paso airpspace closure reportedly involved Pentagon, FAA, cartel drones, lasers … and a party balloon
Jorge Rueda, 20, and Yamilexi Meza, 21, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, had their morning flight from El Paso to Portland canceled and were missing out on part of their Valentine’s Day weekend trip, they told the AP. They were rebooked on an evening flight, and Rueda expressed relief that “10 days turned into two hours.”

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The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly issued a temporary flight restriction that immediately grounds all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days — a shutdown that...

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FAA causes whiplash with El Paso airspace closure: What to know
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FAA lifts El Paso flight restrictions, allowing flights to resume
El Paso is home to one of the largest cargo facilities near the border, so these restrictions could have a significant impact on shipments as well.

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Coordination breakdown between Pentagon and FAA led to brief airspace closure over Texas, sources say
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FAA abruptly closes El Paso airspace for 10 days over unspecified security concerns

What We Think We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown

By the time the Federal Aviation Administration abruptly closed El Paso International Airport in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, the agency had been feuding with the Pentagon

Finger-pointing, feuding, and frustration over El Paso airspace fiasco

CONFUSION, LACK OF COORDINATION, OVER EL PASO: What may have been an incursion from a Mexican drug cartel drone, or sources say, more likely, a mylar party balloon floating harmlessly over the skies over El Paso,