US reopens Texas’s El Paso airspace after surprise ‘special security’ shutdown
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The FAA briefly shut down airspace over El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, citing "special security reasons," but quickly reopened it. The initial closure, scheduled for ten days, would have grounded all flights in and out of the airport. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy stated the closure was due to a "cartel drone incursion" that was swiftly addressed by the FAA and the Department of Defense. Authorities determined there was no ongoing threat to commercial aviation, allowing flights to resume. The shutdown, impacting a major border city and commerce hub, did not extend to Mexican airspace.
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