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Re:FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, g... by renegade-otter on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @07:11AM (#46973953)
Well, air travel spreads things harder and faster.
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Re:FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, g... by DebtDeflation on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @07:52AM (#46974348)
Sure, but people will just drive to the next closest airport and fly. Quarantine makes no sense as an explanation without accompanying roadblocks.
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Re:FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, g... by ramesh31 on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @08:00AM (#46974417)
>Sure, but people will just drive to the next closest airport and fly

Tell me you've never been to west Texas.

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Re:FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, g... by mothballed on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @08:06AM (#46974474)
The next closest airport is Juarez, it's like 6 miles away, full fledged international airport. It's a few hours walk at worst.
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Re:FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, g... by dylan604 on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @09:15AM (#46975185)
They really prefer you have a passport now, and the vast majority of people do not. Also, I doubt this admin would mind if there was suddenly an uptick in one way travel into Mexico
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Re:FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, g... by ramesh31 on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @09:58AM (#46975754)
>The next closest airport is Juarez, it's like 6 miles away

...In Mexico, sure. The closest major US airport to El Paso is Albuquerque or Tucson, 4 hours each.

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