U.S Senators call for classified hearing on El Paso Airport closures
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Wednesday's temporary closure of the El Paso Airport might not have cause major issues, but there's still national concern for what happened.
During a hearing with the U.S Senate Committee hearing on Science, Commerce, and Transportation, the topic of the FAA and Department of War situation in El Paso came up.
Multiple U.S Senators wanted more information about what happened to make the decision to shut down airspace in the area.
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth asked for clarity. "What must change at the FAA & DOD to prevent future coordination failures? What is at risk if there's no improvement?"
New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Lujan expressed similar concerns, wondering why there was a lack of communication before the decision was made.
"The FAA as part of the Department of Transportation, the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and the people that were on the ground that did this, I want to know why they're not communicating," said Ray Lujan.
Senator Ted Cruz is the chair of the committee and said that he's asked for a classified briefing with the FAA and DOD on the topic. ABC-7 will have the full story tonight on ABC-7 at 10.
