Japan Airlines (JAL) had to operate additional flights on the 12th of October due to a "weight problem."
The issue arose because a sumo wrestling competition of the Japan National Sports Festival was scheduled for the 13th on Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. JAL's Tokyo Haneda to Amami Oshima route witnessed several "heavyweight" sumo wrestlers boarding their flights.
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