All Flights To And From El Paso Airport In Texas Halted For 10 Days For 'security Reasons' - Beritaja

All flights to and from El Paso International Airport successful Texas person been canceled for “special information reasons,” the Federal Aviation Administration said early Wednesday.

“No pilots whitethorn run an craft successful the areas covered by this NOTAM,” the FAA said, utilizing the abbreviation for Notice to Airmen. It listed the logic arsenic "temporary formation restrictions for Special Security Reasons."

It did not elaborate connected why the restrictions had been put successful spot for El Paso, which borders Mexico.

The regularisation for the airspace complete El Paso and the neighboring organization of Santa Teresa, New Mexico came successful astatine 6:30 a.m. UTC, aliases coordinated cosmopolitan clip (11:30 p.m. ET). It will extremity astatine the aforesaid clip connected Feb. 21.

The airdrome confirmed the improvement successful a recreation advisory issued connected societal media, saying that each flights “including commercial, cargo and wide aviation” were grounded.

“Travelers should interaction their airlines to get about up-to-date formation position information,” it added.

The FAA did not instantly respond to a petition for further remark from Beritaja.