Commission V DPR Asks The Ministry Of Transportation To Tighten Supervision Of Air Transportation

Deputy Chairman of Commission V DPR RI, Syarif Abdullah Alkadrie after conducting a survey of the Sriwijaya Air Crisis Center in Pontianak (Slamet Ardiansyah / Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation has been asked to tighten supervision of air transportation. This is to avoid a fatal incident to the airline.

"As with the crash of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane, an evaluation needs to be done, because in the past five years there have been five aircraft accidents," said Deputy Chairman of Commission V DPR RI, Syarif Abdullah Alkadrie while inspecting the Crisis Center at Supadio Airport Hall, Pontianak, Monday, January 10, reported by Antara.

The Ministry of Transportation as the regulator is expected to be more vigilant, control and tighten supervision of air transportation. Every accident that occurs needs to know the cause, whether due to bad weather, human factors (human error) or trouble with the aircraft engine.

"So, none of the things that are an obligation have been dispensed with. Regarding this accident, we from Commission V of the Indonesian Parliament will ask the authorities, experts and experts related to the air fleet, after which it will be discussed in a meeting," he said. Syarif Abdullah.

From the results of the meeting, he said, Commission V DPR RI will draw conclusions, after the investigation team has finished work. "After all the conclusions have been drawn, we will provide recommendations to all stakeholders," he said.

The Sriwijaya Air plane with registration number PK-CLC with flight number SJ-182 route Jakarta-Pontianak lost contact on Saturday, January 9 at 14:40 WIB yesterday and crashed between Lancang Island and Male Island, Thousand Islands, DKI Jakarta.

The Boeing 737-500 aircraft lost contact at a position 11 nautical miles north of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang after passing an altitude of 11,000 feet and at the time of increasing its altitude at 13,000 feet.

The plane took off from Soekarno Hatta Airport at 14.36 WIB. The schedule is delayed from the previous flight schedule at 13.35 WIB. Departure delay due to weather factors.

Based on manifest data, the aircraft produced in 1994 carried 62 people consisting of 50 passengers and 12 crew members. Of these, 40 adults, seven children, three babies. Meanwhile, the 12 crew consists of six active crews and six extra crews.