“It is extremely unusual for us to operate special flights due to the weight restrictions on this aircraft,” an airline representative said of the freightmare at 30,000 feet.
Japan Airlines had to book an extra flight over concerns that a group of sumo wrestlers exceeded the weight limit for two planes.A woman died next to me on a Qatar Airways flight and what happened next was shockingJapan 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 toldThe 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,
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.In order to ensure the proper weight distribution, the airline decided to book an additional flight for 27 members of the sumo crew at the last minute.
However, the regulatory agency backpedaled a month later, claiming that while weighing passengers was an option, most airlines would resort to other measures of calculating passenger mass.Man slapped with $1.
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