Rumeisa Gelgi, a 215 cm tall Turkish woman, suffers from Weaver syndrome, a rare genetic disease. This makes it difficult for him to travel, but last year he boarded a plane for the first time and crossed the Atlantic lying down. writes about it Guard.
Gelgi is a web developer and has long dreamed of moving to Silicon Valley to advance her career, but the flight from Turkey takes 13 hours. “Due to my illness, I have flexion, joint and muscle problems in my spine, which means I can’t sit for more than two hours,” he said.
According to him, he studied travel options for several years and finally came up with a solution in the fall of 2022.
“In order for everything to go smoothly, it was necessary to reserve six seats in the economy class of the plane and put a stretcher on them. I had to sleep on them throughout the flight. “Usually, this option is only available for passengers in a medical emergency,” said Rumeisa Gelgi.
The Turkish woman explained that she was the first person to use this option as an ordinary passenger. “A commercial flight was fully booked so there were a lot of curious people on the plane but I had a great time,” said the world’s tallest woman.
Formerly socialbites.ca reportedIn Pulkovo the plane could not take off due to the wind.