PU 52: The Cape Town Stadium Flyover

When two airliners overfly a packed rugby stadium at less than 15 metres over the roof, is that really cool or is it a near disaster that should be condemned instead of celebrated? Punching Upwards, Episode 52 for 6 September 2026Topics: Aviation🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!Sources* “Madness”: Planes just metres from hitting rugby stadium, 9 News, 30 August 2026* Was This INSANE Stadium Flyover TOO Low!?, Captains Speaking, 3 September 2026* Instagram video of the flyover filmed from the stadium roof, DeKosky, 30 August 2026* SACAA Statement on the Airlink Flypast at the DHL Cape Town Stadium, SA Civil Aviation Authority, 2 September 2026* South African Airways Flight 295, Wikipedia, undated* Comair Flight 206, Wikipedia, undated* Airlink’s low flypast over Rugby match in Cape Town, Flightradar24 Blog, 2 September 2026* South Africa aviation regulator probes low jet flypast over Cape Town stadium, ABC News, 2 September 2026* Airline cancels plans for repeat of South Africa vs New Zealand flyover stunt as investigation launched, The Independent, 4 September 2026* Weather grounds Airlink’s FNB flyby for Boks-All Blacks FNB Stadium clash, 3 September 2026* NBC Nightly News for 30 August, NBC, 31 August 2026The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe