FAA lifts restriction that would have shut down Texas border airport for 10 days

The FAA on Wednesday lifted an hourslong restriction that briefly prohibited flights over El Paso, Texas, citing special security reasons. The restriction, according to the FAA notice posted in the early hours Wednesday, was expected to last 10 days.

"The temporary closure of airspace over El Paso has been lifted," the FAA said on X. "There is no threat to commercial aviation. All flights will resume as normal."

The original order would have halted flights to and from El Paso International Airport, the airspace around neighboring Santa Teresa, New Mexico, and additionally restricted medical evacuation flights transiting the area...