Last week, Japan Airlines added an extra flight to its schedule at the very last minute, for a rather unusual reason.
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Runway in Amami Airport were only 2000 Meter long, understandably Boeing B737-800 need longer runway to land if they accommodate the Sumo wrestler which cause more heavy weight than usual. Tokyo to Amami also pretty long flight for Japanese standard, means need extra calculation too determine how much weight can accommodate to reach Amami from Tokyo without fuel diversion.
FYI, average weight of Japanese adults (20 years old and over, 2019 by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Male: 67.4kg (148.6 pounds)
Female 53.6kg (118.2 pounds)
Average weight of American adults
(Same age, 2018 by Centers for Disease Control)
Male: 90.6kg (199.8 pounds)
Female: 77.5kg 170.8 pounds
FAA base passenger weight (including cloths) is 190-195 lbs for adult male and 170-175 lbs for adult female.
Average american female 77.5kg 170.8 pounds.
This is why men should look for foreign brides, nuff said.
An average is a fact, not a stereotype. Suggesting that everyone weighed the average would be a stereotype, but using the averages as averages is not. Assuming that person A weighs more than person B because A is male would also be stereotyping, but just stating the averages for each gender or using them as averages isn't.
That's what booze, fast foods and inactivity do to the body. How can anyone justifies allowing a body to get that heavy? Utterly unhealthy. We all know that no US mega-businesses will voluntarily accept the losses to cater to the needs of their customers.
25 % of Americans weigh over 250 lbs or thereabouts. when i enter USA on my monthly visits, even after 20 years, i am amazed at the size of the passengers. On a recent transit through ATL there were hardly anyone of anywhere normal weight.
It is truly a public health problem
Good point.
Average height of Japanese adults (same source)
Male: 166.7cm (65.6inch)
Female: 154.3cm (60.7 inch)
Average height of American adults (same source)
Male: 175cm (69 inch)
Female: 161.3cm (63.5 inch)
You know that Sumo Wrestler isn't fat right? They like are actually ridiculously fit and only have very minimal actual body fat
That's pretty cool. I would imagine US domestic airlines would just bump the excess sumo wrestlers until whenever the next flight is. Or bump all of them, then sell the tickets at 5x the cost they were originally booked at, and sell them to other passengers.
A little bit of fat and a little bit of fit. They still die in their 40s and 50s because of the toll the excess weight takes on their body. But they are athletes, it's not like they're cramming down pastries while watching daytime soaps
"You know that Sumo Wrestler isn't fat right?"
I hate to refer to something as generally flawed as BMI, but once you get to a certain level of excess weight, it doesn't really matter if it's fat, muscle, or anything else. It's still increased strain on the heart, other organs, and especially joints, and will result in inevitable health issues.
It wouldn’t be a problem in the US as the average weight of a sumo wrestler is probably the same as an average American