2026-02-12
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I'm Tracy Mumford.
Today's Thursday, February 12th.
Here's what we're covering.
I want to be very, very clear that this should have never happened.
You cannot restrict airspace over a major city without coordinating with the city.
In El Paso, Texas,
Local leaders sharply criticized the abrupt and mysterious closure of the airspace over the city yesterday.
All aviation operations were grounded, including emergency flights.
This was a major and unnecessary disruption, one that has not occurred since 9-11.
The chaos began late Tuesday night when the Federal Aviation Administration announced a 10-day closure of El Paso's airspace with no warning.