Six Uzbekistan Airways flights to Moscow diverted amid drone attack threat

Six Uzbekistan Airways flights bound for Moscow were diverted to other cities after Russian authorities temporarily closed the airspace over the capital due to a drone attack on the night of May 7.

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According to the airline’s press service, the status of the affected flights is as follows:

HY9619 (Namangan – Moscow, Vnukovo): diverted to Ufa
HY9671 (Tashkent – Nizhny Novgorod): currently in Ufa
HY613 (Tashkent – Moscow, Vnukovo): landed in St. Petersburg
HY9627 (Fergana – Moscow, Vnukovo): landed in St. Petersburg
HY601 (Tashkent – Moscow, Domodedovo): landed in St. Petersburg
HY605 (Samarkand – Moscow, Vnukovo): landed in St. Petersburg

The diversions followed a drone raid on Moscow. Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported that several drones were shot down over the Moscow region, while one target sustained damage from falling debris. As a precaution, takeoffs and landings were suspended at Moscow airports, and the airspace over the region was only reopened several hours later.

Uzbekistan Airways has advised passengers to stay calm and follow official updates through its official channels.