St. Louis – The Federal Aviation Administration is restricting the path of some flights into Lambert-St. Louis International Airport amid the unrest in Ferguson following a grand jury’s decision not to indict the white police officer who fatally shot a black 18-year-old.
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According to an advisory posted late Monday, planes were being rerouted out of an at least 3-mile area near Ferguson. The reason cited was “to provide a safe environment for law enforcement activities.” An FAA spokesman didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press.
The airport posted on Twitter that only inbound planes, not departures, are affected, though it wasn’t clear how many. The facility remains open.
For two weeks after the August shooting, the FAA restricted flights on 37 square miles of airspace, including for news helicopters.
When I heard this, I went to the Saint Louis Airport web site. I saw no indication of any trouble at all.
this is like something out of a war movie. the army should come in and take control. not a single taxpayer dollar should go to fixing up what they have destroyed. they burnt it down, let them build it up or live with it.
i wonder how many people on public assistance and other benefits are well enough and strong enough to stand out there and destroy this area.
that is criminal!