8th July 2023, was a collective effort of various teams (sport and aviation amongst a large number of teams involved) that went off very well. A large of planning and approvals went into it and this can be seen. If you are not sure what we are referring to… it is the FlySafair flyover at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa.

The reason for this flyover is that is was the start of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. To mark this special occasion, our friends at FlySafair did not send one but two of their B737-800’s not one but twice over Loftus. The aircraft involved were ZS-FGZ and ZS-ZWO.

Team work did indeed make dream work as the Springboks won the match against Wallabies 43-12. The entire day was an testament to working together and achieving great results… this also applied to us at Aviation Central with team members scattered over Pretoria to get the best possible angles for this historic event. This was the first time that the new FlySafair Springbok livery was on display, the first FlySafair flyover at Loftus and the first flyover that involved two FlySafair B737-800’s. During the flight/flyover ZS-ZWO was the most tracked flight in the world on Flightradar24.

There are so many people that played a role in the day, to many to mention but to each and everyone we would want to say a massive thank you. Great memories were made, new friends were made and South Africa came together as one to support the Springboks.

We just wonder if the next Qantas flight will have a squawk of 4213… (just kidding).
Please do not forget that FlySafair is running a great competition for the best photo of yesterday’s flyover. Why not give it a shot and enter?

Crews:
Captain Wouter van Ginkel
Captain Henk van den Berg
Captain Steve van der Merwe
Captain Johan von Solms
Captain Pierre Gouws
Captain Henco Vermeulen
If you missed our previous post with regards to the efforts made by FlySafair for the flyover, please visit https://t.co/ocZXBZMGxr

StrongerTogether #RSAvAUS #springboks #teamwork