South African airline defends low-altitude aerial stunt over packed stadium

Airlink says the manoeuvre with two planes in close formation involved careful and precise planning.

Organisers insist flypast before South Africa’s match against New Zealand was ‘carefully planned’

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

Two Airlink Embraer E-Jets were seen soaring over DHL Stadium in Cape Town ahead of South Africa 's game against New Zealand on Saturday afternoon.

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.

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Two Airlink jets stunned crowds with an ultra-low flyover above Cape Town’s DHL Stadium before the South African Springboks vs. New Zealand All Blacks rugby match Saturday.

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