How close was this?

On the live viewing it looked very close.

Crazy!

That's less than 10m by the looks of things.

Unbelievably stupid.
It was like a combination of the 1995 World Cup flyover and 9/11

‘The two Airlink passenger jets flew approximately 12.5 to 14 meters (41 to 46 feet) above the roof of Cape Town’s DHL Stadium during the pre-match flyover.’ That’s stunningly close

I was certain it was a miscalculation on the part of the pilot when I saw it. Thankfully there were no mishaps!

The height in particular of the black plane must surely have violated international flight rules it was so low.
Rennie’s asked why no permanent red card and penalty try not awarded from the kick off,,,,,,,,

Those were 737s

The diameter of a fuselage of one of those 3.8m.

How many fuselage spaces is that plane from the roof of the stadium?

They were far too low. It really is an accident waiting to happen.

At first I thought it was AI, or an optical illusion.

The one plane even caught some of the fireworks smoke.

I hope the end this BS right now. This could have been a fatality and so much worse and for the game

I have another pic of someone passing the pilot a beer as he flies over but it keeps getting cropped.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&hs=vPsV&sca_esv=ba4c5739d2e41d2c&udm=2&fbs=ABfTbFVyMZGZf1hfvX9uKjN_-G8c4u0nXx4bEIpwm1lnNH832QGGMdFXpDyzkQgEdtB8w9zZ67Faapx8wIWp8O3JpX8ZbooJTg6IC0i9eLmD380spMllksdFpgm79ImriDjfCnT5t_2mxGef8boiF2YBYg7dE96tFIu_beN-U_XUi3eiJXsBHL9U5FCz5EfTuLsvPLwUif3TkySFt2aPQlPsKNyJl_vZNQ&q=pictures+of+the+low+flying+plane+in+cape+town&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyh_WOwsmWAxWhlOEIHVK2CD4QtKgLegQIERAB&biw=1366&bih=616&dpr=1

IMO it was reckless, unnecessary and just plain stupid...there should be consequences...or not:

Statement

Quite a marketing campaign.

I think the pilot/s will be getting a raise

South African airline defends dramatic low-level flyby before rugby union clash

A pre-game stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a stadium in South Africa drew huge cheers from the crowd, but also sparked a major debate over safety risks

the Guardian