The government quickly mobilized Air Force helicopters and ground teams, but recovery is a slow, treacherous business in these parts. Questions of Safety, Infrastructure, and PoliticsAccidents like this prod uncomfortable questions: How resilient is Colombia’s regional aviation network? How do communities stitch themselves back together when the threads that tie them — small planes, local politics, and informal economies — snap in an instant? Meanwhile, the people of Cúcuta and Ocaña — and the families of the dead — will live with the ache. How do we make sure the small flights that connect lives are as safe and dependable as the people who depend on them deserve?