Etihad Flight EY217 Cancelled: 200 Passengers Affected at Delhi Airport Over Technical Issue (Video)
Around 200 passengers had a harrowing time at Delhi airport after an Etihad Airways flight to Abu Dhabi was cancelled late Saturday evening due to a technical issue with the aircraft.
Around 200 passengers had a harrowing time at Delhi airport after an Etihad Airways flight to Abu Dhabi was cancelled late Saturday evening due to a technical issue with the aircraft.
Etihad Airways flight EY217 was scheduled to depart from Delhi for Abu Dhabi at 9:15 pm. Passengers said they were deboarded from the aircraft after the crew announced that the plane had developed a technical issue.
The flight was operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24.
Etihad Flight Cancelled After Passengers Deboarded
Passengers said they were initially asked to leave the aircraft after the technical issue was reported. They waited at the airport for several hours before the airline eventually announced that the flight had been cancelled.
The cancellation left around 200 passengers looking for alternative travel arrangements to reach Abu Dhabi. Air India AI-2904 Vijayawada-Delhi Flight Cancelled Over Technical Glitch, 132 Passengers Stranded.
Etihad Airways Flight EY217 Cancelled: 200 Passengers Affected at Delhi Airport
@etihad @EtihadHelp My flight from Delhi to Munich via Abu Dhabi is cancelled by airline. We were off boarded at 9 pm. It’s 1.30 am still but no update. We are standing on belt since long. My whole family is silver member but still see what I am facing. pic.twitter.com/jC1tFOu8Ac
— Pooja (@poojamisra15) September 19, 2026
What Happened to Etihad Flight EY217?
The specific nature of the technical problem affecting the Boeing 787-9 was not immediately known. The airline's flight EY217 was scheduled to operate from Delhi to Abu Dhabi on Saturday evening. Air India Phuket-Delhi Flight Turbulence: What We Know About the Pilot’s Reported Positive Dope Test.
Further details about the technical issue and arrangements made for the affected passengers were not immediately available.
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