"The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a social media post that it has lifted the temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying there was no threat to commercial aviation and that all flights will resume."
"Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X that the FAA and the Defense Department 'acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion. The threat has been neutralized and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region.' He said normal flights are resuming Wednesday morning. He did not say how many drones were involved or what specifically was done to disable them."
The FAA reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport and lifted a temporary 10-day closure, stating there was no threat to commercial aviation and that flights would resume. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA and the Defense Department acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion, that the threat was neutralized, and that normal flights would resume Wednesday morning. Officials did not disclose how many drones were involved or how they were disabled. The initial shutdown would have grounded commercial, cargo, and general aviation flights from late Tuesday through Feb. 20. El Paso serves as a major border commerce hub adjacent to Ciudad Juarez. Representative Veronica Escobar said there was no advance notice to local officials and called the shutdown unprecedented.
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