Flight from Tashkent to New York returns to airport

A Uzbekistan Airways flight from Tashkent to New York was forced to return to the airport, according to Uzbekistan Airways International.

Flight HY101 departed from Tashkent on schedule today, November 5, at 06:47. However, during the flight, the captain decided to return after a Russian passenger born in 1967 reported feeling unwell.

As a result, the plane landed back at Tashkent International Airport at 07:35.

The passenger was taken by ambulance to a medical facility for further treatment.

"According to the airline, flight HY101 typically departs from Tashkent at 09:30 (local time) and arrives in New York at 12:30 (New York time)," the report states.

Previously, on another flight incident, Lufthansa flight LH-726 from Munich to Shanghai made an emergency landing at Tashkent airport at 08:13. This landing was due to a health emergency involving a 57-year-old Italian passenger experiencing unstable blood pressure. Following medical assistance at a Tashkent facility, the flight continued to Shanghai at 10:04.