Planes fly within metres of Cape Town stadium roof before South Africa-New Zealand Test
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Neutral summary
Two Airlink passenger jets flew less than 50 feet above the roof of Cape Town's DHL Stadium on 29 August, minutes before the second Test between South Africa and New Zealand (33-26). Footage of the low flyover, part of the “Rugby's Greatest Rivalry” series sponsored by the airline, went viral on social media, where it sparked a safety debate. Some fans called the stunt “mighty low”, while aviation experts voiced concern over the proximity to the stands.
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Outlets: 14. Countries: 7. Facts in the shared core: 9.
Publication timeline
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Sky Sports (outlet profile)
'That was mighty low!' | Flyover SO CLOSE to stadium roof before SA-NZ Test!. Two planes were involved in a very close call doing a flyover before South Africa and New Zealand's rugby union Test in Cape Town.
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WalesOnline (outlet profile)
Terrified Springboks v New Zealand fans stunned as planes fly close to stadium roof. Rugby fans were in shock by events prior to kick-off in Cape Town
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Planes fly less than 50ft above South Africa rugby stadium in dramatic stunt. Two Airlink planes performed a dramatic low flyover above Cape Town 's DHL Stadium ahead of South Africa vs New Zealand on Saturday (29 Augus…
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Le Parisien (outlet profile)
Les images impressionnantes de deux avions frôlant les tribunes du stade du Cap avant le match de l’Afrique du Sud face aux All Blacks
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Российская газета (outlet profile)
В ЮАР два самолета едва не столкнулись над переполненным стадионом. Два самолета едва не столкнулись на низкой высоте, пролетая на переполненным стадионом в Южной Африке.
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Телеканал 360 (outlet profile)
Самолеты Airlink опасно пролетели над стадионом DHL в Кейптауне. Два пассажирских самолета Embraer E-195 южноафриканской авиакомпании Airlink опасно прошли над стадионом DHL в Кейптауне. Кадры появились в социальных сет…
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La Nación (outlet profile)
Dos aviones pasaron muy cerca de un estadio en Sudáfrica antes de un partido de rugby. El insólito momento ocurrió en la previa al segundo partido entre los Springboks y los All Blacks por la gira internacional denomina…
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franceinfo (outlet profile)
Deux avions de ligne survolent à basse altitude un stade et créent la polémique en Afrique du Sud. Ce sont des images qui donnent des sueurs froides. La scène a eu lieu samedi 29 août en Afrique du Sud avant un match de…
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Nova.rs (outlet profile)
Avioni jedva preleteli iznad stadiona: Umalo izazvali katastrofu VIDEO. Prelet dva putnička aviona iznad DHL stadiona u Kejptaunu izazvao je veliku zabrinutost prisutne publike i javnosti tokom ragbi spektakla između se…
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Ouest-France (outlet profile)
VIDÉO. Deux avions frôlent le stade du Cap avant le match entre l’Afrique du Sud et la Nouvelle-Zélande. Quelques minutes avant le coup d’envoi du deuxième test-match estival entre l’Afrique du Sud et la Nouvelle-Zéland…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Watch as planes perform dramatic low flyover at Cape Town rugby match
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КБ (outlet profile)
В Кейптауне два пассажирских Embraer E190 пролетели буквально в нескольких метрах над крышей стадиона перед матчем ЮАР — Новая Зеландия по регби
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Corriere della Sera (outlet profile)
Aerei sfiorano lo stadio prima della partita di rugby: il video del passaggio da brividi. Due velivoli di Airlink hanno sorvolato il DHL Stadium di Cape Town, a bassissima quota prima della sfida tra Sudafrica e Nuova Z…
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RT - Daily news (outlet profile)
Low altitude stadium flyover causes stir on social media (VIDEO). A low altitude two-jet flyover above a rugby stadium in South Africa has sparked safety debates online Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Citizen (outlet profile)
Metres from disaster? Flyover at Cape Town Stadium sparks safety debate. Two Airlink jets in Springbok and All Blacks livery roared metres above Cape Town Stadium in a daring flyover on Saturday. The spectacle thrilled…
Factual core
- Two Airlink aircraft flew at very low altitude over DHL Stadium in Cape Town before a rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand.
- The event took place ahead of a South Africa vs New Zealand rugby match.
- Social media users expressed safety concerns about the flyover.
- Aviation specialists expressed concern about the low altitude of the flyover.
- The flyover occurred above Cape Town's DHL Stadium.
- The flyover happened very close to the stadium roof.
- The flyover involved two planes.
- The flyover at the South African rugby stadium caused a stir on social media.
- The aircraft were passenger planes.