The Qanot Sharq Private Airlines A320 aircraft, which was operating flight HH572 from Istanbul to Samarkand, made an emergency landing at the airport in the town of Merzifon in the Amasya region of northern Turkey on Monday night. Turkish publications are reporting on the incident.

FlightRadar24 Services information Less than an hour after takeoff, the crew reportedly issued an onboard emergency signal and the plane (registration number UK32031) began to descend.

News Ozenin As writtenwhich was caused by a loss of cabin pressure. The plane, carrying 152 people (other media reports said 149 passengers and 3 crew members), landed safely. The passengers were accommodated in the terminal. It is reported that the flight will be able to continue flying once the fault is resolved.

Merzifon is 565 km from Istanbul and 325 km from Ankara.