World's tallest woman flies on plane for first time with airline having to remove six seats

The world's tallest woman has flown on a plane for the first time.

And in order to make the 13-hour journey, crew on the Turkish Airlines flight had to remove six rows of seat.

Due to a condition called scoliosis, Rumeysa is unable to sit for a long time and had to lie on a bed.

"It is an alternative for patients who are referred from one hospital to another and need an ambulance.

"However, because I couldn't sit for lengthy periods of time due to my scoliosis, or spine curvature disorder, I had to fly on a stretcher."

Following the flight, Rumeysa shared a few photos of her onboard.

"Unfortunately, however, I did not have the chance to learn the names of many people who helped me with kindness and devotion for 13 hours in the air for a total of 19 hours, and who organised the celebration of the 'first flight' above the clouds.

"For this reason, I would like to thank firstly to Mr. Ahmet Bolat, Chairman of the Board of @turkishairlines, and then to Mr. Ramazan Yaşa, Customer Relations Manager of @turkishairlines, who personally organised this whole process.

"This was my first flight, but it certainly won't be the last. From now on, I will be very honoured and happy to fly to different parts of the world with @turkishairlines.

Adding: "A heartfelt thank you to every single person involved in my journey. With love."

After recently being measured, she became the woman with the largest hands, as well as the longest fingers and back of any female on the planet.

Her right hand measures 24.93cm long, with the average female hand usually measuring around 17cm.