FAA halts all flights into and out of El Paso for 10 days for "security reasons"

The Federal Aviation Administration has halted each flights into and retired of El Paso until precise precocious connected Feb. 20 for what it calls "special information reasons." There was nary denotation of what those reasons were.

El Paso International Airport issued an advisory connected societal media saying, "All flights to and from El Paso are grounded, including commercial, cargo and wide aviation. The FAA has issued a formation regularisation halting each flights to and from El Paso effectual from February 10 astatine 11:30 PM (MST) to February 20 astatine 11:30PM (MST). Travelers should interaction their airlines to get astir up-to-date formation presumption information."

CBS News has reached retired to the FAA and the El Paso airdrome for much information.

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