Bad weather conditions caused Uzbekistan Airways flight HY614 (Moscow-Tashkent) to be sent to the Bukhara alternate airfield. The aircraft with 214 passengers on board landed in Bukhara at 03:23 local time. Flight HY426 (Delhi-Tashkent) was also redirected to Bukhara Airport. After visibility improved, both planes flew to Tashkent.

Uzbekistan Airways flight HY23/24 (Tashkent-Bukhara-Tashkent) was also delayed. The plane landed in Bukhara at 10:52 local time. Departed at 11:53.

In addition, the following flights left for the alternate airfield in Navoi:

- HY9662 (Yekaterinburg - Tashkent);
- HY3196 (Seoul - Tashkent);
- HY274 (Istanbul - Tashkent);
- HY708 (Vladivostok - Tashkent);
- HY9646 (Moscow - Tashkent);
- AFL1870 (Mineralnye Vody - Tashkent).

Flights left for the alternate airfield in Samarkand:

- HY18 (Nukus - Tashkent);
- HY336 (Jeddah - Tashkent);
- AHY5031 (Baku - Tashkent);
- charter flight FRX513 operated by Fort Aero.

Uzbekistan Airways flight HY9802 (Perm-Namangan) was redirected to Fergana airport and landed at 01:51 local time.

Flight HY9620/9619 (Moscow-Namangan-Moscow) has been rescheduled from December 18 to December 19.

Flight HY9619 (Namangan-Moscow) scheduled for December 19 at 16:40 local time was rescheduled for December 20. Flights HY9805 (Namangan-Samara) and HY 9806/9829 (Samara-Namangan-Yekaterinburg) have also been rescheduled.

The following flights have been postponed until weather conditions improve in Namangan:

- SBI5567/5568 of S7 airlines (Novosibirsk-Namangan-Novosibirsk);
- G785 of Air Arabia (Namangan-Sharjah);
- G785 of Air Arabia (Sharjah -Namangan- Sharjah)
- WZ4483/4484 of Red Wings (Moscow-Namangan-Moscow);
- J9645 of Jazeera Airways (Kuwait-Namangan-Kuwait).

As reported at the Namangan airport, unfavorable weather conditions still persist.