FAA Halts All Flights To And From El Paso Airport For 'Special Security Reasons'

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The FAA said the temporary restrictions would be in place until Feb. 21. Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. has halted all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas near the border with Mexico for “special security reasons,” the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday, without giving more details. The airport, which is next to the U.S. military’s Biggs Army Airfield and sits over the border from the Mexican city of Juarez, said all flights had been grounded, in a post