EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — As thousands of spectators were supposed to experience the high-flying action of the 2025 Amigo Airsho, event organizers instead offered more details into how the decision to cancel this year's event went down.

Organizers of the Amigo Airsho had a news conference on Saturday, Oct. 19 to address the decision to cancel the show because of the ongoing government shutdown.

“So yesterday there was a practice show where all the performers come out, the FAA is there, everybody gets together and discusses safety. And all of that was in place. And then from higher ups out of Washington, DC, for reasons beyond the control of the air show or even the local Fort Bliss command, the decision was to shut it down,” said Alan Russell, chairman of the Amigo Airsho Executive Board.

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