For the trip from Turkey to San Francisco, six seats were changed and a special arrangement was prepared for Gelgi. Gelgi traveled on the 13-hour journey in a special structure arranged after changing the seats.
First Published Nov 7, 2022, 12:18 PM IST
The world’s tallest woman made her first flight at the age of 24. Turkish Airlines moved six economy class seats for Rumeysa Gelgi, who is 7 feet 7 inches tall. According to last year’s Guinness World Records, Rumeysa Gelgi is the tallest woman in the world. But during this time Gelgi was never able to fly due to his height.
Gelgi, who has Weaver syndrome, was too tall for an airplane seat when he was young. For the trip from Turkey to San Francisco, six seats were changed and a special arrangement was prepared for Gelgi. Gelgi traveled on the 13-hour journey in a special structure arranged after changing the seats. Even normally, Gelgi moves with the help of a wheelchair.
Gelgi himself shared the pictures of the flight on social media. Gelgi says this is his first flight, but it won’t be his last. I am proud to be able to travel by plane to different parts of the world from now on. Gelgi also shares his gratitude to every employee of Turkish Airlines who made this possible. Gelgi went to San Francisco for work related to Guinness World Records and software development.
Gelgi won the Guinness World Record for the first time in 2014. Gelgi held the record of being the tallest teenage girl at that time. Gelgi also holds the records of the woman with the largest hands, the woman with the longest fingers and the longest shoulder in the world.
Last Updated Nov 7, 2022, 12:21 PM IST
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