Washington ∙ The world’s tallest woman has finally conquered the heights of aerial travel. Rumeysa Gelgi, a 7 feet 0.7 inches tall Turkish native, traveled from Istanbul to San Francisco on Turkish Airways. To facilitate the journey, the airline company removed 6 seats in the economy class and prepared a stretcher-like seat system.
Last year, at the age of 24, Gelgi held the Guinness World Record for the tallest woman in the world. Gelgi was born with Weaver syndrome, which causes overgrowth of bones. The woman, who works in the software sector, travels in a specially designed wheelchair. It is decided to stay in America for 6 months. ‘This is my first flight. Gelgi’s Instagram post, “Don’t be the last trip…” got a lot of likes.
English Summary: World’s tallest woman takes her first flight after airline removes 6 economy seats to make it possible