World’s tallest woman explains how she flew for the first time!
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Being somewhat larger than usual can make flying very uncomfortable as most airlines have a restricted amount of leg and seat room and even an upgrade would be no help for Rymeysa Gelgi. Why? Because she is the tallest woman in the world!
Measuring just past 7ft, Rymeysa finds it extremely hard to travel by air as there simply isn’t the room for her onboard airline seats.
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Sadly no airline would take her until last year when Turkish Airlines gave the tallest woman in the world the chance of a lifetime when they allowed her to take her maiden flight.
Rumeysa, a Turkish lady, set a Guinness World Record in 2014 as the tallest adolescent. She later advanced to the title of tallest living woman when she turned 18 and kept growing until she reached a height of 7 feet, 0.7 inches, according to Guinness World Records.
Weaver Syndrome, a disorder that results in enormous birth size, fast development, and skeletal maturation, as well as limb, craniofacial, neurological, and other anomalies, is attributed for her height.
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She holds the world records for the largest hands, the longest finger, and the longest back of a woman five times total!
She filmed her travel from Istanbul to San Francisco on Instagram and wrote about her experience after Turkish Airlines helped make her dream come true.
Six seats apparently had to be removed from the plane in order to make room for Gelgi, but it was all worth it to create lifelong memories. Turkish Airlines commented to Gelgi’s content in the comments section, saying
‘Hello Ms. Rümeysa, we are very happy that your flight went smoothly and your valuable feedback. We always want to do what we can for you and our work continues in this direction. Whenever you need us, we are here for you at Turkish Airlines’
Since taking her first journey, Gelgi has continued to upload information about aeroplanes on her Instagram profile, indicating that since her initial trip, flying has become somewhat more routine for her and she plans on lots of adventures in the future!
