Etihad flight cancelled in Chennai after wing fire

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Etihad Airways flight EY15, providing non-stop service from Zayed International Airport (AUH) in Abu Dhabi, UAE to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) concludes the route's inaugural flight with a late morning landing on March 20, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. - (Photo by Grant Baldwin / Getty Images via AFP)

All passengers were safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported.

NEW DELHI - An Abu Dhabi-bound Etihad Airways flight with 280 passengers onboard was grounded on Tuesday after a fire broke out on the aircraft's left wing ahead of take-off at an airport in the southern Indian city of Chennai, according to multiple local media reports, Xinhua reported.

All passengers were safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported.

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Reports quoted local officials as saying the pilots noticed the fire while the aircraft was preparing for departure, prompting an immediate suspension of flight operations and the deployment of fire and emergency teams.

The firefighters immediately brought the blaze under control, following which the flight was cancelled. - BERNAMA

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