On January 11, the crew of flight HY271, en route Tashkent - Istanbul, made an emergency landing in Ankara at 12:30 Tashkent time.

According to the press service of Uzbekistan Airways, the reason for the landing was the deterioration of the health of one of the passengers. 

The passenger was taken to a local hospital directly from the airport.

Uzbekistan Airways reported that the aircraft will soon fly to Istanbul airport.