Luggage Information

General Information

Baggage includes clothes, private belongings and necessary equipment providing passenger’s comfort and convenience during journey. There are checked and unchecked baggage.

Passengers shall check if they had any dangerous goods in their baggage.
Please pack your baggage personally or supervise the packing process. Check all closed boxes and packages. Never accept belongings from other persons for delivery to someone you don't know.
According to announcement from US Transportation Security Administration, air travelers are not permitted torch lighters in carry-on baggage or on their person.
Please ask for information about the country you arrive or depart has some regulations about not accepting some certain goods in the baggage or hand baggage.

Turkish Airlines refuse to carry the baggage under circumstances indicated below:

When checked baggage;

Endangers the flight, passengers and other loads,
Is not packed in a regular and safe way,
Is prohibited by the government authorities of the departure, transfer, transit or arrival points,
Is not suitable because of its size, volume.
If one piece of baggage exceeds 32kg.

Free Baggage Allowance

Class	Weight
First Class	60 kg
Business Class	30 kg
Economy Class	20 kg
Infant (Age between 0-2)	10kg+1 fully collapsible baby stroller (for each piece maximum dimension is 115cm)

The table below is applied to / from United States of America and Canada.

Class	Piece	Maximum weight for each piece	Maximum dimensions (lenght+widht+depth)
First Class	2 pieces	32 kg	Maximum dimension(length + width + depth) of each piece 158cm
Business Class	2 pieces	32 kg	Maximum dimension(length + width + depth) of each piece 158cm
Economy Class	2 pieces	23 kg	Sum of the three dimensions of two pieces is maximum 273 cm
Infant (Age between 0-2)	1 piece +1 piece of fully collapsible baby stroller	23 kg	115 cm

Excess Baggage Charges

For carriages between December 01, 2009 to December 31, 2010 excess baggage charges to be applied per kg. and per item is presented in the appendix. Click to more

Carry-on Baggage

Unchecked baggage is carried in cabin, under the passenger’s personal custody. These baggage’s must be placed under the seat in front or in the overhead bin. Baggage under the passenger’s personnel custody is carried without any charge.

Carry-on Baggage Allowance

Class	Piece	Maximum weight for each piece	Maximum dimensions for each piece
Business Class	2 pieces	8 kg (each piece)	23x40x55 cm.
Economy Class	1 piece	8 kg	23x40x55 cm.

For these bags cabin baggage tags shall be used. Cabin baggage control is made during check in or /and boarding.

In addition to standard carry-on baggage allowance, every passenger may carry the following items free of charge in the cabin.

1 overcoat or blanket
1 lady’s small hand-bag
1 small camera
1 baby stroller
Baby bottle for feeding the baby in cabin etc.

If you would like to have a baggage other than a handbag with you in the cabin, you should purchase an extra seat for it. For further detail information please contact with our reservation agent.

Dangerous Goods

For safety reasons you may not carry these items in your checked or carry-on baggage

Briefcases and security type attache cases with installed alarm devices; or incorporative lithium batteries and/or pyrotechnic material;
Explosives, amunitions, fireworks and flares;
Gases (flammable, non-flammable, deeply refrigerated and poisonous) such as camping gas and aerosols;
Flammable liquids such as lighter fuels, paints and thinner;
Flammable solids, such as matches and articles which are easily ignited; substances liable to spontaneous combustion;substances which on contact with water emit flammable gases;
Oxidizing substances (such as bleaching powder and peroxides);
Poissonous (toxic) and infectious substances;
Radioactive materials;
Corrosives (such as mercury which may be contained in thermometers, acids, alkalis and wet-cell batteries);
Disabling devices such as mace, pepper spray, etc. containing an irritant or incapacitating substance
Magnetized materials.
Personel medical oxygen devices

Other Baggage Carrying Regulations

Beginning of 20 April 2009, new regulations about restrictions of liquids,aerosols, gels etc. in hand luggage.

Capacity of liquid container no greater than 100ml.
Liquid container must be carried separately in transparent plastic bag (with ziplock) which is 20cm by 20cm in size and has maximum capacity 1(one) liter.
Each passenger may carry only 1(one) such bag of liquids.
Essential medicines (with prescription and original package) and baby food are permitted.
Liquids: Water, syrups etc. creams, lotions, oils, perfumes, any cosmetics. (lip gloss, mascara etc.) toothpastes, shaving gels and foams, hair gels, spray deodorants, contact lens solutions, Shampoo, Jam, honey, yoghurt, etc.

Duty-Free
All tax-free liquid items purchased at the airport duty-free shops or on board must be in sealed,special plastic bag with the receipt.

Please do not open the sealed bag until the final destination. Otherwise, the content of bag maybe seized at security check points.

If you have any flight transfer in European Union countries or in United States,all duty-free liquid items(over 100 ml) which have already purchased in sealed bags are not allowed to carry as hand luggage.

You can also get detailed information from the link below:

http://www.shgm.gov.tr/index2.html
http://www.shgm.gov.tr/doc3/brosur.pdf
http://www.shgm.gov.tr/doc3/abafis.pdf

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