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What Airlines Do Sumo Wrestlers Fly On? (and How?)

Bobcat From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 0 posts, RR: 0
Posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 4689 times:

What airlines do Japanese sumo wrestlers fly on?
...and how do they fly? (or do they have private jets
with special seats?)

16 replies: All unread, jump to last

Flygga From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 4629 times:

Several years ago, a large group of Sumo's wrestlers came to San Jose. They flew NRT-SJC on an AA MD11 that had a specially configured interior just for that trip.

Scorpio From Belgium, joined Oct 2001, 4934 posts, RR: 46
Reply 2, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 4613 times:

I remember several years ago some Sumo wrestlers came to Brussels. Sabena reconfigured the interior of a 747-300 especially for that trip.

Bobcat From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 4606 times:

This is what prompted my interest in this subject...

From another aviation forum...(mileage runner)

"Air Canada's ability to handle larger passengers was put to the test in May, when the airline flew a team of 30 Sumo wrestlers from Japan to Vancouver.

"We had to put into place all our procedures for oversize people," says Air Canada spokeswoman Renee Smith-Valade. "Because the biggest gentleman was about 420 pounds, we had to do seat-belt extensions and put three in a row where we would normally seat five."

Tbird From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 851 posts, RR: 22
Reply 4, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4529 times:

Greetings:

Just as long as they don't fly Southwest Laugh out loud

Could you just imagine the poor Gate Agent telling him, he must purchased another seat.

Regards
Tom

HlywdCatft From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 5321 posts, RR: 7
Reply 5, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4532 times:

I saw a couple come thru Detroit flying in on Northwest from Nagoya a couple weeks ago.

Serge From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 1989 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4520 times:

LOL! This has got to be one of the most unique topics I've seen for a while. Big thumbs up

I'd hate to have the middle seat next to two of them! Big grin

...Serge

MD88CAPTAIN From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1292 posts, RR: 22
Reply 7, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4533 times:

Andre the Giant used to buy two first class seats on DAL and remove the center armrest (L1011). He was a walking mountain of a man, but very, very nice. See him in a wonderful move called A Princess Bride.

Ryu2 From Taiwan, joined Aug 2002, 462 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (10 years 10 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 4477 times:

Do they attach HEAVY to the callsign specially for this case? Smile

Android From Japan, joined Jun 2002, 80 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (10 years 10 months 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 4448 times:

I'am Dash-8 Rep in Japan,
One of our customers asked about a Sumo and the limit on the Pax door steps . Fortunately the Dash-8 Pax steps are rated for 400 pounds per step so he was good to go .That's my Sumo story and I'am sticking too it!
I don't know if he took the flight or not. He certainily could fit in 2 dash-8 seats with the armrest up .

Backfire From Germany, joined Oct 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (10 years 10 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 4418 times:

In my humble opinion...Cargolux Big grin

Airliner rx From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 19 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (10 years 10 months 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 4337 times:

NWA has a sumo seat kit that is two f/c seats turned into one

Bobcat From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (10 years 10 months 20 hours ago) and read 4184 times:

Konishiki arrived from Rome, Italy on an aircraft of Czech Airlines, at 5:30 PM. After the other passengers left, he descended the plane and was taken via the VIP exit through the airport.

Kj76 From Finland, joined Aug 2001, 188 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (10 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 4076 times:

I hope that someday those guys would come to Finland...I would pay BIG money to see them fly on a charter-configurated B757 with 229 seats with legroom smaller than their knees...
Finnair must be the king of bad legroom!

Skyhawk From United States of America, joined May 2001, 1065 posts, RR: 4
Reply 14, posted (10 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 4005 times:

Speaking of Andre' the Giant, I had the occasion to have both him and Hulk Hogan on a flight to NRT years ago on one of PAA's SP's. They were giver the upper deck by themselves. Full catering as if it were full upstairs, they managed to finish just about everything by themselves! Really nice guys though.

BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 15, posted (10 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3926 times:

Just as long as they don't fly Southwest Could you just imagine the poor Gate Agent telling him, he must purchased another seat.

I am pretty sure he would have to purchase a whole row of seats just to be sure

BR715-A1-30 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 16, posted (10 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3897 times:

You'd think that they would charter a SUPER GUPPY Big thumbs up

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