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The world’s tallest woman flew on a plane for the first time in her life with Turkey’s national carrier earlier this week. Rumeysa Gelgi – who features in the Guinness Book of World Records for her 2.15-metre height – took a 13-hour Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to San Francisco after the airline turned six plane seats into a stretcher to accommodate her. The 25-year-old usually gets around using her wheelchair, as she suffers from Weaver syndrome, a rare genetic disorder causing rapid growth. “A flawless journey from start to finish… this was my first plane ride but it certainly won…