The cabin of a Boeing 737 is only 2.2 meters high in the middle – even people of average height often feel cramped. An unsolvable problem for the tallest woman in the world. So far at least…
Rumeysa Gelgi is the tallest woman in the world at 2.15 meters. Their size comes from a rare condition called Weaver Syndrome, which causes accelerated growth, among other things.
Six chairs replaced by stretchers
To allow the 24-year-old lawyer and researcher to fly from Istanbul to San Francisco for the first time, Turkish Airlines replaced six seats on an airplane with a custom stretcher. In this way, Gegi can and wants to fly more often in the future.
Source: Krone
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