By Farah Mokrani • Published: 23 Sep 2025 • 14:32 • 2 minutes readEasyJet aircraft pictured before the near-miss at Nice Airport. Credit : Markus Mainka, ShutterstockPassengers at Nice Airport endured a terrifying scare late on Sunday night when two planes came within a whisker of colliding. A frightening near missIt was around 11.30 pm on September 21 when Nouvelair flight BJ586 from Tunis made its approach into Nice. Confusion and questionsAt first, rumours spread quickly: had the Nouvelair crew lined up on the wrong runway? In its statement, Nouvelair reaffirmed that passenger and crew safety is its ‘absolute priority’ and said it was cooperating fully with investigators.