World’s tallest woman pays for six aircraft seats to fly lying down

he tallest woman in the world, Rumeysa Gelgi, has said she has to pay for six plane seats every time she flies.

Rumeysa, who is 7ft 0.7 inches tall, was born with a rare condition called Weaver syndrome, which causes rapid growth and other health issues.

She uses a wheelchair or walker to move around, Luxury Travel Daily reports.

After turning 28, Rumeysa set out to visit every country she could but travelling isn’t simple for her.

This is because she’s too tall to sit in regular airplane seats, she has to lie flat on a stretcher for the entire flight.

To make this possible, Turkish Airlines removes six seats from the plane and replaces them with a special stretcher for her.

She first flew this way in 2022, from San Francisco to California, and now flies only with the airline, which offers this unique service.

Each flight comes with many challenges as she must arrive at the airport four hours early, meet medical staff, and pay for all six seats the stretcher takes up.

Despite these difficulties, Rumeysa has already visited the US, UK, Spain, and Italy.