Date:	Monday 15 September 2025
Time:	16:28 UTC
Type:	Airbus A320-214
Owner/operator:	Air Arabia Maroc
Registration:	CN-NMI
MSN:	5206
Year of manufacture:	2012
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	E of Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL/LFMT) -   France
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Casablanca-Mohamed V Airport (CMN/GMMN)
Destination airport:	Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL/LFMT)
Investigating agency:	BEA
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Air Arabia Maroc flight flight 3O335, an Airbus A320-214 (CN-NMI) and a Diamond DA42 Twin Star (F-GVKM) were involved in a serious airprox incident at Montpellier Airport (MPL).
The Airbus A320 was on final approach for runway 12L when a commercial air transport flight lined up and took off from the same runway. The crew of CN-NMI decided to carry out a missed approach. In climb,  CN-NMI closed in on F-GVKM which was descending to the east of the runway extended centreline. CN-NMI stabilized at around 2,000 ft and the pilot of F-GVKM accelerated his descent.

LFMT 151600Z AUTO 21012KT CAVOK 26/18 Q1018 BECMG 32008KT
LFMT 151700Z AUTO 22012KT CAVOK 25/19 Q1019 BECMG 32008KT

https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-planes-airbus-a320-registered-cn-nmi-operated-by-air-arabia-maroc-and-diamond-da42-registered-f-gvkm-on-15-09-2025-at-montpellier-mediterranee/

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


18 December 2018	CN-NMI	Air Arabia Maroc	0	Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM)		min
Bird strike
22 October 2023	CN-NMI	Air Arabia Maroc	0	Tangier-Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG/GMTT)		min
Runway excursion

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
03-Oct-2025 13:19	ASN	Added