According to data from flightradar24, the easyJet A320, registered OE-IJZ, was lined up on runway 04R ready for departure to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE). Lafrance / Creative CommonsShortly after 21:30, local time, the Nouvelair plane passed above the waiting easyJet aircraft and was forced to initiate a go around. “The altitude reported by the Nouvelair flight as it passed over the easyJet A320 was 50 feet,” said flightradar24. Media reports have said that the easyJet A320 “severely shook” when the Nouvelair flight passed above. The Nouvelair A320 left Nice for Tunisia on September 22, 2025, while the easyJet plane is due to leave Nice for Nantes at around 20:40 on September 23, 2025.