Luggage Information

General Information

Baggage includes clothes, private belongings and any necessary equipment required to provide a passenger’s comfort and convenience during the journey. There are checked and unchecked baggage.

Passengers must check if they have 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 a recent announcement from the US Transportation Security Administration, air travelers are not permitted to have torch lighters in their carry-on baggage or on their person.
Please ask for information about the country that you are arriving in or departing from as there may be different regulations about the acceptance of some goods in the baggage or hand baggage.
All valuable goods like jewelery, mobile phone, laptop, documents, etc. should be carried in your hand baggage.

Turkish Airlines will refuse to carry baggage under any of the 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 and/or, 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, the maximum dimension is 115cm)

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

Class	Piece	Maximum weight for each piece	Maximum dimensions for each piece
Business Class	2 pieces	32 kg	158 cm
Economy Class	2 pieces	23 kg	First piece maximum dimension 158 cm in total, second piece 273 cm in total
Infant (Age between 0-2)	1 piece +1 piece of fully collapsible baby stroller	23 kg	115 cm

P.S: Free baggage allowance differs according to flight destination.

Excess Baggage Charges

Carry-on Baggage

Unchecked baggage is carried in the cabin, under the passenger’s own personal custody. This baggage 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
First Class	2 pieces	8 kg	23x40x55 cm.
Business Class	2 pieces	8 kg (each piece)	23x40x55 cm.
Economy Class	1 piece	8 kg	23x40x55 cm.

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

In addition to the 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 the cabin.

If you would like to have a baggage other than handbaggage with you in the cabin, you will need to purchase an extra seat for it. For further information please contact 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, ammunition, 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);
Poisonous (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
Personal medical oxygen devices

Other Baggage Carrying Regulations

The new regulations about restrictions of liquids, aerosols, gels etc. in hand luggage

Applying only in Antalya International Airport now.
Capacity of liquid container no greater than 100ml.
Liquid container must be carried separately and in a transparent plastic bag (with ziplock) which is 20cm by 20cm in size and has maximum capacity of 1 (one) litre.
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.) toothpaste, 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 a sealed and special plastic bag with the receipt.

Please do not open the sealed bag until your final destination. If you do, the contents of the bag may be seized at security check points.

If you have any flight transfer in European Union countries or in the United States, duty-free liquid items (over 100 ml) which have already been purchased and are in sealed bags are not allowed to be carried 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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