Two Airlink Planes Fly Dangerously Close to Cape Town Stadium

Brief By Twitter X / 12:14 PM on 30 Aug 2026

Two Airlink Embraer planes reportedly flew dangerously close to a stadium in Cape Town during a flyover ahead of a South Africa-New Zealand rugby match. Videos captured the moment, with one appearing to show a pilot pulling up the stadium roof. Airlink said the flyover was planned and involved pyrotechnics.