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.
EasyJet Airline Airbus A319 lands in Prague (stock image)
The pilots of the Tunisian airbus mistakenly tried to land at the wrong runway at Nice Cote d’Azur Airport, which has two parallel runways situated close together, The Times reported.
It is thought to be one of the closest near misses between two passenger jets, with the EasyJet pilot telling passengers the planes were just three metres – or 10ft – apart.
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.
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