Flights diverted due to heavy snowfall in Fergana

Several flights were diverted to alternate airports due to adverse weather conditions, including heavy snowfall, in the Fergana Valley. This was reported by Uzbekistan Airports.

According to the statement, the following flights were redirected to alternate aerodromes:

The crew of S7 Airlines flight C76311 operating on the Irkutsk–Andijan route decided to divert to the alternate airport in Osh, where the aircraft landed at 00:01 local time.

The crew of Air Samarkand flight 9C5010 on the Jeddah–Namangan route diverted to the alternate airport in Samarkand, landing at 00:27 local time.

The crew of Ural Airlines flight U62963 operating from Yekaterinburg to Namangan also diverted to the alternate airport in Samarkand, where it landed at 00:40 local time.

The crew of Uzbekistan Airways flight HY9806 on the Samara–Namangan route diverted to the alternate airport in Tashkent, landing at 04:11 local time.

The crew of FlyOne Asia flight 7Q4452 operating on the Medina–Namangan route decided to divert to the alternate airport in Tashkent, where the aircraft landed at 06:05 local time.

It was additionally reported that Namangan International Airport is currently operating under normal conditions.

As a reminder, earlier reports said that Uzbek aircraft were forced to return to their departure airports after Iran closed its airspace to all flights amid nationwide protests.