An Egyptian 'world champion' will pull an 84-tonne airplane with his teeth in a bid to encourage tourism.

Mohamed Shamshoun, who set a Guinness World Record for his previous antics, will haul a 120-foot long aircraft across the tarmac at Marsa Alam airport next month.

A statement from Egypt's tourism minister on Monday said the 10 October event aims at promoting tourism at the Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam to the international community.

Shamshoun – real name Mohamed Hassan – reportedly set a Guinness record in 1985 by pulling a chain of more than a dozen vehicles with his teeth.

Staging bizarre feats to promote Egyptian tourism is nothing new. Last summer, a 25 year old from the Nile Delta region achieved notoriety by announcing plans to fight a lion in front of Giza's Pyramids.

But while Shamshoun has been given full government backing, El-Sayed El-Essawy found himself hounded by the Ministry of Tourism and animal rights activists.

Despite buying a lion and undergoing intense training for the face-off, El-Essawy eventually caved in to public pressure and abandoned the match.