The Federal Aviation Administration issued an unusual temporary flight restriction late Tuesday night, halting air traffic in El Paso, Texas, before lifting it Wednesday morning. Why it matters: Temporary flight restrictions,

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday morning that it has lifted the closure of El Paso's airspace just hours after it said it was halting all flights in and out of the airport for 1...

By that time, airlines had already canceled 14 flights to and from El Paso and delayed at least 13 others, according to FlightAware, an online service that provides real-time flight tracking data.