The key facts

  • The incident occurred on 5 November 2026 on flight HY-552 Kuala Lumpur — Tashkent
  • The court imposed 7 days of administrative arrest and a fine of 440,000 soums under Articles 183 and 194 of the Administrative Liability Code of Uzbekistan
  • The offender pleaded guilty and expressed remorse

What happened on board

The incident took place on 5 November 2026 aboard a flight operating as HY-552 on the Kuala Lumpur — Tashkent route. A 36-year-old Russian citizen, V. K., while intoxicated, shouted loudly, disturbed passengers, and hurled obscene insults at flight attendants and crew members trying to calm him down. According to the case materials reviewed by a Daryo correspondent, the man repeatedly demanded alcohol but was refused because he was already drunk; after the refusal he began swearing rudely at a flight attendant. The senior flight attendant confirmed this in court, telling UzNews.uzthat she refused the passenger alcohol precisely because of his condition.

After landing and the court's decision

After landing at Tashkent International Airport, internal affairs officers boarded the aircraft and demanded that the passenger leave the plane and proceed to the administrative building to give an explanation. He refused to comply, continued insulting those around him, threw his hand luggage off the boarding stairs onto the ground and kicked it. In court, V. K. pleaded guilty, explained that the conflict with the flight attendant arose from the refusal to serve him alcohol, and expressed remorse. On 6 November, the Sergeli District Criminal Court found him guilty under Article 183 (petty hooliganism) and Part 1 of Article 194 (failure to comply with the lawful demands of an internal affairs officer) of the Administrative Liability Code of Uzbekistan: under the first article he was sentenced to 7 days of administrative arrest, and under the second to a fine of 1 BRV, 440,000 soums; ultimately, by combining the penalties, 7 days of arrest were imposed.

Discrepancies in the reports

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan also reported the punishment: according to Gazeta.Ru, citing the department for ensuring security at transport and tourism facilities, a protocol was drawn up under the same two articles, and the court imposed a seven-day arrest. The outlet also specified that the flight was operated by Uzbekistan Airways. The publications differ in details: Kun.uz describes a conflict with a female flight attendant, whereas Daryo writes about a male flight attendant; only UzNews.uz gives the time of the incident — around 15:50. The key facts match: the date, flight number, the passenger's age and initials, the circumstances involving alcohol and the luggage on the stairs, and the final arrest term.