Chilling footage shows an easyJet plane coming within mere feet of a horror crash after another airliner flew directly over it as it came into landing on Sunday.
A reconstruction by flight tracking website Flightradar shows how the incoming Tunisian Nouvelair jet zoomed just 10ft over the grounded easyJet aircraft in Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, before performing a go-around.
A separate video shows how the descending Nouvelair plane was forced to abort the landing as the two jets came incredibly close.
Each airline was carrying around 150 passengers each at the time, and thankfully, no injuries were reported.
The easyJet plane was just seconds away from take-off at the time of the incident, which unfolded after the Novelair plane tried to land at the wrong runway, according to local media. Passengers boarded the Airbud, roaring as they waited in their seats to depart.
The noise they describe came from the incoming Nouvelair jet, which was forced to apply full power to avoid colliding with the aircraft and causing mass casualties.
One passenger, called Sacha, who was onboard the easyJet plane, told local newspaper Nice Matin: 'We heard a huge noise in the cabin and felt strong vibrations. The Nouvelair plane passed over us, about three meters away, according to the pilot.
A couple onboard the Nouvelair flight who said they 'almost died' detailed the horrifying near-miss in a dramatic TikTok.
They described how the pilot suddenly pushed the engines to 'full throttle' just seconds before landing, leaving those onboard fearing for their lives.
The couple said: 'At the last second, the pilot of Nouvelair goes into a go-around: he pushes the engines all the way, the plane goes back into the sky like in a video game. Everyone on the plane? Screaming, panic, cold sweat.
'Moral of the story? A quiet flight can turn into an episode of Man vs Destiny in two seconds. Fortunately, last night, it was the pilot who saved the game.'
Erard, 29, a passenger onboard the easyJet flight, told local newspaper Le Figaro that the captain was in a 'visible state of shock' when he left the flight deck.
He said: 'We saw the captain leave the cockpit. He was crying, his hands were shaking.
'He told us, "We avoided a crash,£ saying it had been a close call by three meters. Several people started crying. He added that he was not able to carry out the flight.'
Erard added: 'The plane was about to take off when we heard an enormous noise of engines right alongside. With the storm, the noise was deafening. Everyone froze.'
Sunday's incident is thought to be one of the closest near misses between two passenger jets.
A Brit who was on board the Tunisian jet spoke of the fear and confusion endured by all passengers.
James Johnson, 33, had been on holiday in Tunis before flying to Nice to spend two days with his friend.
Be the first to comment