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(ET) Ethiopian Airlines 697 Flight Details

On time | Arrived

Departure

MAA

Chennai International Airport, IN

Flight Gate Times

31-Aug-2026

Scheduled

02:45

 IST

Actual

03:09

 IST

Total Departure Delay: 24 mins

Flight Runway Times

31-Aug-2026

Scheduled

--

Actual

03:25

 IST

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

2

Gate

8

Craft Type

Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

7M8

Flight Time

Scheduled

6h 10m

Arrival

ADD

Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, ET

Flight Gate Times

31-Aug-2026

Scheduled

06:25

 EAT

Actual

06:23

 EAT

Total Arrival Delay: -

Flight Runway Times

31-Aug-2026

Scheduled

--

Actual

06:10

 EAT

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

2

Gate

A6

Baggage Claim

-

Tail Number

ET-BAJ

Flight Time

Actual

5h 44m

Flight Notes

Also marketed as (AI) Air India 7979

Event Timeline

Time

Date

UTC

Event

Data Updated

31 Aug

03:26

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 6:17 AM to Aug-31-2026 6:23 AM

Actual Gate Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 6:17 AM to Aug-31-2026 6:23 AM

31 Aug

03:23

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 6:31 AM to Aug-31-2026 6:17 AM

Actual Gate Arrival changed to Aug-31-2026 6:17 AM

31 Aug

03:10

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 6:17 AM to Aug-31-2026 6:10 AM

Actual Runway Arrival changed to Aug-31-2026 6:10 AM

Status changed from Active to Landed

31 Aug

01:39

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 6:15 AM to Aug-31-2026 6:17 AM

30 Aug

21:58

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 6:10 AM to Aug-31-2026 6:15 AM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 6:26 AM to Aug-31-2026 6:31 AM

30 Aug

21:56

Estimated Runway Departure changed to Aug-31-2026 3:25 AM

Actual Runway Departure changed to Aug-31-2026 3:25 AM

30 Aug

21:40

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Aug-31-2026 2:56 AM to Aug-31-2026 3:09 AM

Actual Gate Departure changed to Aug-31-2026 3:09 AM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 5:57 AM to Aug-31-2026 6:10 AM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 6:07 AM to Aug-31-2026 6:26 AM

Status changed from Scheduled to Active

30 Aug

21:04

Estimated Gate Departure changed to Aug-31-2026 2:56 AM

30 Aug

21:04

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 5:46 AM to Aug-31-2026 5:57 AM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-31-2026 5:46 AM to Aug-31-2026 6:07 AM

30 Aug

19:02

Estimated Gate Arrival changed to Aug-31-2026 5:46 AM

30 Aug

18:23

Estimated Runway Arrival changed to Aug-31-2026 5:46 AM

30 Aug

10:33

Tail Number changed to ET-BAJ

Actual Equipment changed to 7M8

29 Aug

21:21

Departure Gate changed to 8

Arrival Gate changed to A6

28 Aug

18:22

28 Aug

18:22

Scheduled Gate Departure changed to Aug-31-2026 2:45 AM

Scheduled Gate Arrival changed to Aug-31-2026 6:25 AM

Departure Terminal changed to 2

Arrival Terminal changed to 2

Scheduled Equipment changed to 7M8