Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - This morning, the planes could not take off and land at the airports of Urgench and Andijan due to poor visibility.

Due to heavy fog, the aircraft of Aeroflot airline flight SU-1976 with 131 passengers on board, en route from Moscow, could not land in Urgench at 06:40 and left for an alternate airfield in Nukus.

Another flight - HY053 - of Uzbekistan Airways is waiting for departure to Urgench in Tashkent. According to the schedule, the board was supposed to land in Urgench at 08:20. Next, the plane will fly to Istanbul with flight HY279. However, there is still fog at the Urgench airport. Visibility has improved from 200 meters to 400 meters. According to forecasters, the fog should dissipate by 11:00 - 11:30. Visibility acceptable for flying is at least 800 meters.

The fog also delayed flight HY091 from Tashkent to Andijan. The plane was supposed to take off at 08:30, however, due to fog at the receiving airport, it is still located in Tashkent. The preliminary departure time is 12:00 local time.