Smart Air Incident Raises Alarm: Parliament Demands Better Security at 3T Airports

The shocking incident involving Smart Air in South Papua, where the aircraft was fired upon by armed groups, has caused significant concern among members of Indonesia’s Parliament Commission V. Danang Wicaksana Sulistya, a senior representative of the commission, urgently calls on the government to enhance security at the remote air links known as 3T areas (underdeveloped, remote, and border regions). The committee representative emphasizes the indispensable role of air connectivity for these social enclaves, which provide essential resource supply and livelihood means. The incident has sparked considerable public attention, even reaching the police commissioner, who has pledged to identify and punish those responsible.