FAA lifts El Paso flight restriction after brief airport shutdown
El Paso TimesFEB 9
The El Paso airport closure was a chaotic mess with zero transparency and conflicting explanations that don't add up. Officials were blindsided by the sudden shutdown, and the administration's muddled responses — ranging from cartel drones to military testing — reveal either incompetence or a dangerous lack of coordination. This debacle mirrors the deadly DC helicopter crash and exposes systemic failures in how agencies communicate during critical operations.
Mexican cartel drones aggressively threatened US airspace and helicopters, forcing swift military action to neutralize a real security threat. The FAA and Department of War acted decisively to disable the drones and protect commercial aviation from an unprecedented incursion. Lifting restrictions quickly after eliminating the danger proves the system worked exactly as intended when cartels escalated beyond routine border violations.
There's a 35% chance that the U.S. will deploy military forces in Mexico without the cooperation of the Mexican government before 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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