Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Turkish Airlines’ flight THY-371 from Tashkent to Istanbul was delayed for several hours due to technical reasons. As a result, the carrier decided to cancel the flight.

According to the schedule, the A-333 aircraft with 265 passengers on board was scheduled to take off at 02:35 Tashkent time. However, due to the discovery of a technical malfunction of the aircraft, the flight was delayed, and passengers were placed in the waiting room and provided with hot meals.

In the morning, the airline decided to cancel this flight and transport passengers to Istanbul on other flights. Passengers were also offered meals and hotel accommodation.