The world’s tallest woman flew for the first time in an airplane and occupied six seats.
This week, the world’s tallest woman took her very first flight, which marked a significant milestone in her life.
Rumayesi Gelgi, who is 25 years old and holds the title of tallest woman on earth according to the World Guinness Book of Records for her height of 2.15 meters (7 ft 0.7 in), recently took her first flight with the assistance of Turkish Airlines, which recently broke its record for the number of passengers on board.
In order to transport her safely, the airline converted six seats into a stretcher and placed it in the overhead compartment.
Gelgi is a software developer who also has scoliosis and Weaver Syndrome, a genetic disease that is characterized by rapid development. Although she uses a wheelchair as her primary mode of transportation, she is occasionally able to walk for short distances.
Gelgi was going to the United States in order to work with Guinness on an event that was going to take place in that country in North America.
She was unable to contain her joy and shared it with reporters at the Istanbul Airport, saying that she was thrilled to experience air travel for the very first time and that the flight was essential for people who required the use of a stretcher like herself.
“Not only is this going to be my first time flying, but also my first time traveling outside of the country. However, I feel that many others, like myself, will be having this experience for the very first time.
Because you are aware, patients who are being moved from one intensive care unit to another are typically the only ones who are permitted to travel as passengers on stretchers.
She went on to emphasize the point by noting, “It is a different option for patients who are transferred from one hospital to another and require an ambulance.”
On the other hand, I was forced to take a flight on a stretcher since the curvature of my spine caused by scoliosis prevented me from sitting for extended periods of time.
Gelgi resides in Turkey, the same country as the world’s tallest man, and she is utilizing her title as the tallest woman in the Guinness World Book of Records to advocate for people with Weaver Syndrome and Scoliosis and to raise awareness about these conditions.
