They did not notify me, as I mentioned, and I represent the El Paso International Airport. I also represent Fort Bliss and The FAA did not alert the El Paso International Airport, the El Paso city manager, or the El Paso mayor. So everyone locally on the ground was in the dark. And the impact ob is highly consequential. Closing airspace to everything and everyone means that you're not just halting training activity that's happening at our military installation. (27:37–27:41)
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Asserts that key local officials and entities were not informed by the FAA about the closure.
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