Sumo wrestler group too heavy to fly, airline books them own ‘special flights’

Japan Airlines had to schedule an extra flight over concerns that a group of sumo wrestlers exceeded the weight limit for two planes.

“It is extremely unusual for us to operate special flights due to the weight restrictions on this aircraft,” an airline representative told local outlet Minami-Nippon Shimbun, per The Guardian.

The nightmare at 30,000 pounds occurred when the titanic tusslers were slated to fly from Tokyo and Osaka to attend the Special National Sports Festival on Amami Ōshima Island, Japan News reported.

However, after calculating that the sumo wrestlers weighed a whopping 264.55 pounds on average — 100 pounds more than the typical passenger, per Japan Airlines — travel authorities grew concerned that the two Boeing 737-800s wouldn’t be able to carry the requisite amount of fuel due to weight restrictions.

Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/airline-books-extra-flight-for-sumo-wrestlers-over-weight-concerns/

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