Commercial and cargo operators serving El Paso can resume schedules immediately instead of planning for a 10-day shutdown, reducing diversion, crew repositioning, and downstream network disruption. The incident shows DoD is willing to take direct counter-drone action in US domestic airspace, raising the likelihood of sudden, short-notice flight restrictions around sensitive border locations. Local authorities’ reported lack of advance notice signals limited lead time for airport, airline, and logistics contingency planning during similar events.