HY-604 plane of Uzbekistan Airways flight “Moscow-Tashkent” made an emergency landing at Urganch airport, the press service of the airline reported.

As it turned out, the crew of the Boeing 787 plane with 236 passengers on board decided to fly to an alternate airport due to the deterioration of the health of one of the passengers.

The plane landed at Urganch airport at 16:59 Tashkent time. The passenger, a man born in 1978, died on the plane board.

It is noted that at 18:48, the plane took off from Urganch to Tashkent.