Airline defends flyover for South Africa-New Zealand rugby game after low-flying planes cause alarm

Flightradar24, a platform which tracks live flight data, calculated that two Airlink planes flew less than 50ft (15m) over the DHL Stadium.

JAWS were on the floor after two planes nearly collided in the skies above South Africa's high-stakes clash versus New Zealand. During 'Rugby's Greatest Rivalry' series' second Test, two gigantic passenger planes flew over the DHL Stadium. The Cape Town show was an organised flyover, but fans were shocked at just how c

Planes fly less than 50ft above rugby stadium in dramatic stunt for Springboks vs. All Blacks game in South Africa  MARCA

Two Airlink planes performed a dramatic low flyover above Cape Town's DHL Stadium ahead of South Africa vs New Zealand on Saturday (29 August) in the "Rugby's Greatest Rivalry" series.

A pair of Embraer E-Jets from Airlink buzzed a Cape Town rugby stadium at jaw-dropping altitude before the All Blacks vs. Springboks match began.

How close were those planes to the top of the stadium?

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South Africa beat the All Blacks 33-26 in Cape Town to level the series.

South Africa roared back into Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry as returning captain Siya Kolisi marked his comeback with a try in a thrilling 33-26 victory over New Zealand in Cape Town, levelling the four-Test series at 1-1.

South Africa has handed New Zealand its first defeat of the year by 33-26 and evened their four-test series at 1-1 at Cape Town Stadium

Kolisi, Kolbe lead South Africa to 33-26 second test win over New Zealand  Reuters

CAPE TOWN, Aug 29 : South Africa captain Siya Kolisi marked his return from injury with a try as the hosts edged New Zealand 33-26 in a tense second test on Saturday, levelling the four-match Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at 1-1.The world champion Springboks were much improved on their sloppy showing in the first tes

South Africa beat New Zealand 33-26 in Cape Town to hand All Blacks first loss of 2026  Toronto Star

South Africa levelled the Greatest Rivalry series, beating New Zealand 33-26 in Cape Town

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