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Renard Johnson: “The FAA's decision to place a temporary flight restriction…”

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 00:18

Morning, everyone. I want to provide an official update to the people of El PASO regarding the FAA's decision to place a temporary flight restriction and then their The FAA's decision to place a temporary flight restriction caused chaos and confusion in the El Paso community. 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, the airport, the hospitals, the community leadership that failure to communicate is unacceptable. (00:18–00:26)

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Asserts that the FAA's decision led to chaos and confusion in El Paso.

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