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Renard Johnson: “The FAA is the one that shut down the airspace, which…”

Featuring: Renard Johnson, Mayor of El Paso | Texas

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El Paso mayor blasts FAA for what he calls "unnecessary" airspace closure

Published | Video Starts at 08:03

So I've never closed the airport. You know, again, I've been here a little bit 13 months. So we've never closed the airport since 9 11. So again, The FAA is the one that shut down the airspace, which ultimately closed our airport. So our airport is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. So the answer to that is probably no. I would never close down the airport unless there is a national security threat against this community. (08:03–08:08)

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Asserts that the FAA shut down the airspace, leading to the airport closure.

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