"The world's tallest woman could fly on a plane for the first time after the airline removed six economy seats to accommodate her.<br /><br />Rumeysa Gelgi, who stands at 7 feet, 0.7 inches tall, was named the world's tallest woman by Guinness World Records last year.<br /><br />Turkish Airlines adapted one of their planes to allow her to travel to San Francisco in September, removing six seats and replacing them with a special stretcher for her to travel on the 13-hour flight, MailOnline reported.<br /><br />Gelgi, 24, had never previously been able to travel on a plane due to her stature, caused by a condition called Weaver syndrome that causes bone overgrowth, among other things. Even as a child, she was too large to fit in plane seats, according to the outlet."<br /><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-tallest-woman-takes-her-163433934.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-tallest-woman-takes-her-163433934.html</a><br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtfMadOBZi4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtfMadOBZi4</a>