Two planes from Russian cities to Tashkent redirected to Navoi airport

Flight AZ0681 of Azimuth Airlines, flying en route Mineralnye Vody-Tashkent, was sent to an alternate airfield in Navoi due to bad weather conditions, low visibility and strong intermittent wind.

Photo: Uzbekistan Airports

According to Uzbekistan Airports, Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B aircraft with 91 passengers on board landed at Navoi International Airport at 12:19 local time. After the weather conditions improved, the plane flew to Tashkent at 13:23.

Also, due to weather conditions today at 05:42, the Boeing787-8 Dreamliner of Uzbekistan Airways, flying from Moscow to Tashkent, landed at Navoi Airport. But an hour later, the plane with 226 passengers on board was able to fly to the Tashkent airport.