Overview

• A Nouvelair A320 on final approach narrowly overflew an EasyJet A320 lined up to depart at Nice around 23:30 on September 21 before executing a go‑around.
• The Nice prosecutor has opened a case for endangering life and assigned it to the air‑transport gendarmerie.
• The BEA has classified the event as a serious incident, deployed investigators to Nice, and is analyzing flight recorders, tower audio, radar and video.
• Preliminary accounts point to the arriving aircraft aligning on the wrong runway, but investigators have not yet determined whether pilot actions or air traffic control contributed most.
• EasyJet’s crew halted operations, the flight was canceled and passengers disembarked, while both Airbus A320s remained immobilized as inquiries proceed.