Thursday, June 12, 2025 - The world's tallest woman has revealed she is forced to pay for six plane seats when travelling as she's required to spend the entire flight strapped down to a stretcher.
Earlier this year, Rumeysa Gelgi, who stands at 7ft
0.7inches, revealed her plans to visit each country after celebrating her 28th
birthday.
Sadly, for the Guinness World Record holder, travelling by plane, car, or any other form of transport, is not as easy as it is for others.
Rumeysa, who lives in the Karabük province of Turkey,
typically gets around in a wheelchair or with the aid of a walker.
Having spent most of her life being too tall to fit in regular plane seats, she's now able to travel the globe thanks to Turkish Airlines, which tore out six seats onboard one of its aircraft and replaced them with a specially-made stretcher.
In September 2022, Rumeysa took to the skies for the first
time, flying from San Francisco to California.
The freelance web developer has since flown at least once
per year, and only with her national airline as they're one of the few airlines
to offer the stretcher service.
Though she's ticked off a number of countries on her bucket
list, including Spain, Italy, the US and the UK, her quest to experience new
places hasn't come without its fair share of obstacles.
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