AN EASYJET plane nearly missed a terrifying crash after an incoming aircraft came within ten feet of the jet.
A Tunisian Nouvelair jet preparing to land was forced to apply full power to avoid colliding with the Easyjet aircraft on the runway at a French airport.
EasyJet Airline Airbus A319 lands in Prague (stock image)
GettyPilots of Tunisian airline Nouvelair have been blamed for the alleged mistake[/caption]
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The pilots of the Tunisian Airbus mistakenly tried to land at the wrong runway at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, which has two parallel runways situated close together, The Times reported.
They were forced to land the jet at a speed of 170mph to avoid crashing into the easyJet flight.
Both the planes came within 10ft of crashing into each other – said to be one of the closest near misses in the history of aviation.
French transport minister Philippe Tabarot said a catastrophic collision between the two planes was “narrowly avoided”.
Both flights were carrying around 300 passengers each, it is understood.
The airport management blamed the pilots of the Tunisian flight for their alleged mistake.
They said: “It seems that the Nouvelair pilot made an error.”
It is understood that the pilots of the easyJet flight 4706, which was flying to Nantes, were so shaken by the incident that they chose not to continue the flight.
One passenger told local media outlet Le Figaro that the captain was in a “visible state of shock”.
They added: “The plane was about to take off when we heard an enormous noise of engines right alongside.”
It comes after an easyJet pilot was suspended after his packed holiday jet flew too close to a mountain and was just seconds away from disaster.
Captain Paul Elsworth was grounded following the cockpit drama as the plane descended towards the Red Sea resort of Hurghada in Egypt.
Meanwhile, passengers were forced to disembark from a plane after it collided with a tow vehicle shortly before takeoff, sparking chaos.
Emergency services were called to the tarmac at Manchester Airport this morning after an Easyjet flight to Lanzarote collided with a ground vehicle.
The plane was preparing to leave from Terminal 1 at the airport before passengers were forced to leave the aircraft following the crash.
It is understood that a tow vehicle operated by easyJet collided with the front wheels of the plane while pushing it off the stand.
Dozens of disappointed holidaymakers were removed from the plane as a massive emergency response arrived on scene.
Passengers were taken back to the terminal and provided with refreshments as safety checks on the plane were carried out.
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