US EditionPassenger Jet Descends Within 10 Feet of EasyJet Plane in France
The near miss involved two Airbus A320s at Nice Airport with the Nouvelair plane coming within 10 feet of the EasyJet aircraft, prompting dual official investigations.
- Two aircraft nearly collided on a runway at Nice Côte d’Azur airport due to poor weather conditions, with one aircraft descending onto the wrong runway.
- Philippe Tabarot, the French transport minister, described the incident as serious and requested an investigation by the Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses.
- Both aircraft involved were Airbus A320s, and no injuries were reported among passengers or crew.
- Passenger accounts indicated that the situation was alarming, with one noting loud noises and being in near proximity to another plane.
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Terrifying footage shows how an easyJet plane came within metres of a horrific collision after another plane flew directly over it before landing on Sunday. A ‘reconstruction’ from flight tracking website Flightradar shows how the descending Nouvelair plane came within just 10 metres of the grounded easyJet plane at Nice Cote d’Azur Airport before performing a circling manoeuvre. Separate video shows how the descending Nouvelair plane was forced…
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The incident occurred at the Nice Airport in France around 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 21Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty A parked easyJet planeNEED TO KNOWAn easyJet flight had a near miss when another plane allegedly flew within 10 feet above itThe plane, an Airbus A320-214, was preparing to leave for Nantes Atlantique Airport in western France on Sept. 21An easyJet spokesperson told PEOPLE the pilots stood down from duty in line with company procedu…
The case of the crash avoided by a narrow margin was trotting into the heads this Tuesday afternoon at Nice Côte d'Azur airport while the passengers involved are trying to recover from a very serious fear.
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