You cannot restrict airspace over a major city without coordinating with the city, the airport, the hospitals, the community leadership that failure to communicate is unacceptable. These types of decisions have consequences. Medical evacuation flights were forced to divert to Las Cruces. All aviation operations were grounded, including emergency flights. This was a major and unnecessary disruption, one that has not occurred since 9 11. El Paso is not just a dot on a map. We are a major, major city. (01:03–01:09)
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