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   Japan Airlines had to deploy an extra aircraft due to overweight passengers.     
   On Thursday, a group of sumo wrestlers wanted to fly to a tournament on the   
   island of Amami Oshima, but their weight would exceed the maximum take-off   
   weight of the two Boeing 737s.   
       
   A group of sumo wrestlers had reserved seats on two flights from Haneda   
   Airport and Itami Airport to Amami Oshima Island. After calculating that each   
   wrestler weighed approximately 250 pounds, concerns arose at JAL that both   
   flights would not be able to carry the required amount of fuel due to weight   
   restrictions. Both flights were operated with a Boeing 737-800.   
       
   To ensure that all wrestlers could still go to their tournament, JAL scheduled   
   an extra flight. A group of 27 sumo wrestlers have been asked to take this   
   extra flight.  According to JAL, it is "rare" that an extra flight is added   
   due to weight restrictions.   
      
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