World’s Tallest Woman Enjoys Her First-Ever Flight After Crew Removes 6 Seats From the Plane

World’s Tallest Woman Enjoys Her First-Ever Flight After Crew Removes 6 Seats From the Plane
Courtesy of Rumeysa Gelgi
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The world’s tallest woman has enjoyed her first-ever trip on an airplane, with the help of flight crews who removed six seats from the plane to accommodate her.

Turkish-born Rumeysa Gelgi, 25, currently lives in California. A professional web developer, she is known as the tallest living woman in the world and has held the Guinness World Records title since 2021 for her height of 7 feet and 0.71 inches.