Jets Fly Low Over Rugby Stadium | Sydney News

Two jets soared just 40 feet above a packed Cape Town stadium during a high-stakes rugby clash between South Africa and New Zealand, slicing through pink dust as part of the pre-game spectacle — a daring stunt by Airlink, the team’s sponsor, who claims it was meticulously planned, flown at 172 mph with three senior pilots each, and carried out safely under aviation authority approval. While fans celebrated the spectacle and it echoes a decades-old tradition, aviation experts warn of serious safety risks at such low altitudes, questioning whether this kind of showmanship should be repeated — especially as viral videos highlight how dangerously close the planes came to disaster.

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