Several international flights urgently landed in Tashkent due to the closure of Iran's airspace

    Transport 13 June 2025 3182

    Due to the temporary closure of Iran's airspace, a number of international flights were forced to change routes and land at an alternate airfield in Tashkent.

    According to the press service of Uzbekistan Airports, Uzbekistan Airways flight HY5343 landed at 06:18 on the Tashkent-Jeddah route. There were no passengers on board.

    At 06:37 local time, Fly Dubai flight FZ1942 landed on the Tashkent - Dubai flight. Passengers are temporarily accommodated in the airport terminal.

    An emergency landing was also made at the Tashkent airport.:

    Air Cairo flight SM882 en route Almaty - Sharm el-Sheikh (at 07:46);

    Qatar Airways flight QR8985 operated from Seoul to Doha (at 07:57).

    Passengers are advised to check with the relevant carriers for up-to-date flight status information.