The sumo wrestlers weighed an average of 120 kilograms (264 pounds) each.
Japan’s flag carrier had to make last minute changes to deal with excess weight – not from baggage, but from a group of passengers who just so happened to be sumo wrestlers. Japan Airlines realized that two of its planes were at risk of exceeding their weight limits carrying the wrestlers who were on their way to Amami Oshima, an island in the south, for a sports festival.
Three high school sumo wrestlers, weighing 140, 130 and 110 kilograms respectively, told CNN affiliate TV Asahi that they all sat next to each other on the flight back to Haneda from Fukuoka on October 15. “I think the middle seat was the toughest,” said one of the students, who were all from the mountainous Gunma prefecture.“I was joking about the possible weight concerns, but it actually turned into a problem.
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