US EditionFAA Lifts 10-Day El Paso Airspace Closure Hours After Announcement
- The FAA announced a 10-day closure of El Paso airspace due to a cartel drone incursion, grounding all flights including commercial, cargo, and general aviation from February 10 to February 20.
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that the FAA and Department of War acted swiftly to neutralize the threat, and the FAA lifted the airspace restrictions within hours after determining no danger to commercial travel remained.
- El Paso city officials, including Mayor Renard Johnson and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, criticized the FAA for the lack of coordination and communication before the closure, highlighting serious disruptions and public safety concerns.
- Military operations from Biggs Army Airfield were involved in the decision to restrict airspace, and Southwest Airlines paused operations pending FAA guidance during the brief shutdown.
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The Latest: Trump administration ties El Paso airspace closure to Mexican cartel drones
The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport. The FAA announced in a social…
“There is no information on the use of cartel drones at the border,” was President Claudia Sheinbaum’s response to the U.S. government’s decision to temporarily shut down Texas airspace. Earlier, the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) closed operations at El Paso International Airport. The unit justified the measure for “special security reasons,” although it did not abound any more in the reasons. Minutes later, the AP news agency published, with te…
Donald Trump announced that the United States was going to conduct "ground strikes" against the cartels, without specifying where. According to him, "the cartels are leading Mexico."
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