After the FAA’s rapid reversal of the El paso airspace shutdown, new reporting points to a counter-drone laser and a possible party balloon. Here’s what we know.

Flights were grounded overnight for "security reasons," but conflicting accounts have left travelers wondering what really triggered the shutdown.

The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.

Many militaries have turned to laser technology in a bid to cheaply knock out large-scale drone attacks.

Flights are resuming at El Paso’s airport after the FAA lifted a sudden ban tied to a drone incursion near U.S. airspace.

"The Department of War took action to disable the drones," an administration official told Military Times.

The sudden closure of El Paso's airspace Wednesday came sometime after U.S.

People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon,

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso, state and federal leaders expressed their frustrations and confusion after the Federal Aviation Administration placed a temporary airspace restriction late Tuesday night,