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Conditions of Contract


Notice:

For international passengers

Check–in formalities begin 2 hours before and must be completed 60 minutes prior to the scheduled aircraft departure time indicated on the flight coupons. Turkish Airlines reserves the right to cancel the reserved accommodation and to refuse to carry a passenger who fails to report at the airport of departure by time shown on this ticket.

For domestic passengers

Passengers lose all their rights relating to this ticket if they have not completed check-in formalities 45 minutes prior to the scheduled aircraft departure.

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Refund

Subject to the tariffs, rules and regulations of THY and to all applicable laws, refund will be made only to the passenger, unless another person shall have been designated as Refund Payee. THY refuses refund when application is made later than 24 months after issuance date. Refund is made only upon surrender of the passenger coupon, all unused flight coupons and excess baggage tickets.

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Conditions of Contract and Other Important Notices

PASSENGERS ON A JOURNEY INVOLVING AN ULTIMATE DESTINATION OR A STOP IN A COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE COUNTRY OF DEPARTURE ARE ADVISED THAT INTERNATIONAL TREATIES KNOWN AS THE MONTREAL CONVENTION, OR ITS PREDECESSOR, THE WARSAW CONVENTION, INCLUDING ITS AMENDMENTS (THE WARSAW CONVENTION SYSTEM), MAY APPLY TO THE ENTIRE JOURNEY, INCLUDING ANY PORTION THEREOF WITHIN A COUNTRY. FOR SUCH PASSENGERS, THE APPLICABLE TREATY, INCLUDING SPECIAL CONTRACTS OF CARRIAGE EMBODIED IN ANY APPLICABLE TARIFFS, GOVERNS AND MAY LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER.

The Montreal Convention or the Warsaw Convention system may be applicable to your journey and these Conventions govern and may limit the liability of air carriers for death or bodily injury, for loss of or damage to baggage, and for delay.
Where the Montreal Convention applies, the limits of liability are as follows:
  • There are no financial limits in respect of death or bodily injury.
  • In respect of destruction, loss of, or damage or delay to baggage, 1,000 Special Drawing Rights (approximately EUR 1,200; US $1,470) per passenger in most cases.
  • For damage occasioned by delay to your journey, 4,150 Special Drawing Rights (approximately EUR 5,000; US $6,000) per passenger in most cases.

EC Regulation No. 889/2002 requires European Community carriers to apply the provisions of the Montreal Convention limits to all carriage by them of passengers and their baggage by air. Many non-European Community carriers have elected to do so in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage.

Where the Warsaw Convention system applies, the following limits of liability may apply:

  • 16,600 Special Drawing Rights (approximately EUR 20,000; US $20,000) in respect of death or bodily injury if the Hague Protocol to the Convention applies, or 8,300 Special Drawing Rights (approximately EUR 10,000; US $10,000) if only the Warsaw Convention applies. Many carriers have voluntarily waived these limits in their entirety, and US regulations require that, for journeys to, from or with an agreed stopping place in the US, the limit may not be less than US $75,000.
  • 17 Special Drawing Rights (approximately EUR 20; US $20) per kg for loss of or damage or delay to checked baggage, and 332 Special Drawing Rights (approximately EUR 400; US $400) for unchecked baggage.
  • The carrier may also be liable for damage occasioned by delay.

Further information may be obtained from the carrier as to the limits applicable to your journey. If your journey involves carriage by different carriers, you should contact each carrier for information on the applicable limits of liability.

Regardless of which Convention applies to your journey, you may benefit from a higher limit of liability for loss of, damage or delay to baggage by making at check-in a special declaration of the value of your baggage and paying any supplementary fee that may apply. Alternatively, if the value of your baggage exceeds the applicable limit of liability, you should fully insure it before you travel.

Time limit for action: Any action in court to claim damages must be brought within two years from the date of arrival of the aircraft, or from the date on which the aircraft ought to have arrived. Baggage claims: Written notice to the carrier must be made within 7 days of the receipt of checked baggage in the case of damage, and, in the case of delay, within 21 days from the date on which it was placed at the disposal of the passenger.

Notice of Contract Terms Incorporated by Reference

  • Your contract of carriage with the carrier that provides you with carriage by air, whether international, domestic or a domestic portion of an international journey is subject to this notice; to any notice or receipt of the carrier; and to the carrier’s individual terms and conditions (Conditions), related rules, regulations and policies (Regulations) and any applicable tariffs.
  • If your carriage is by more than one carrier, different Conditions, Regulations and any applicable tariffs may apply for each carrier.
  • The Conditions, Regulations and any applicable tariffs of each carrier are, by this notice, incorporated by reference into and made part of your contract of carriage.  
  • The Conditions may include, but are not restricted to:
* Conditions and limits on the carrier’s liability for the bodily injury or death of passengers.
* Conditions and limits on the carrier’s liability for the loss of, damage to or delay of goods and baggage, including fragile or perishable goods.
* Rules for declaring a higher value for baggage and for paying any supplementary fee that may apply.
* Application of the carrier’s Conditions and limits of liability to the acts of the carrier’s agents, servants and representatives, including any person providing either equipment or services to the carrier.
* Claims restrictions, including time limits by which passengers must file claims or bring actions against the carrier.
* Rules about reconfirmations or reservations; check in times; the use, duration and validity of air transportation services; and the carrier’s right to refuse carriage.
* Rights of the carrier and limits on the carrier’s liability for delay or failure to perform a service, including schedule changes, substitution of alternative carriers or aircraft and re-routing, and, when required by applicable law, the obligation of the carrier to notify passengers of the identity of the operating carrier or substituted aircraft.
* Rights of the carrier to refuse carriage to passengers who fail to comply with applicable laws or who fail to present all necessary travel documents.

  • You can obtain more information about your contract of carriage, and find out how to request a copy, at places where transportation on the carrier is sold. Many carriers also have this information on their websites. When required by applicable law, you have the right to inspect the full text of your contract of carriage at the carrier’s airport and sales offices, and upon request, to receive a copy by mail or other delivery service from each carrier free of charge.
  • If a carrier sells air transportation services or checks baggage specifying carriage on another carrier, it does so only as agent for the other carrier.
YOU CANNOT TRAVEL IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL REQUIRED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS PASSPORT AND VISA.
GOVERNMENTS MAY REQUIRE YOUR CARRIER TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON OR PERMIT ACCESS TO PASSENGER DATA.

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Denied Boarding

Flights may be overbooked, and there is a slight chance that a seat will not be available on a flight even if you have a confirmed reservation. In most circumstances, if you are denied boarding involuntarily, you are entitled to compensation. When required by applicable law, the carrier must solicit volunteers before anyone is denied boarding involuntarily. Check with your carrier for the complete rules on payment of denied boarding compensation (DBC) and for information on the carrier’s boarding priorities.

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Baggage

Excess valuation may be declared on certain types of articles. Carriers may apply special rules for fragile, valuable, or perishable articles. Check with your carrier. Checked Baggage: Carriers may permit a free checked baggage allowance, which is set by the carrier and may differ by class, and/or route. Carriers may apply extra charges for checked baggage in excess of their permitted allowance. Check with your carrier.

Cabin (Unchecked) Baggage: Carriers may permit a free cabin baggage allowance, which is set by the carrier and may differ by class, route, and/or aircraft type. It is recommended that cabin baggage be kept to a minimum. Check with your carrier. If more than one carrier is providing the transportation for your journey, each carrier may apply different rules on baggage (both checked and cabin).

Notice of Baggage Liability Limitations:

For international travel (including domestic portions of international journeys) to which the Warsaw Convention applies, subject to satisfactory evidence, Turkish Airlines pays compensation for loss, delay or damage to baggage within the limit of US $20 per kilogram or US $9.07 per pound unless a higher value is declared in advance and additional charges are paid for checked baggage and US $400 per passenger for unchecked baggage. For international travel (including domestic portions of international journeys) to which the Montreal Convention applies, subject to satisfactory evidence, Turkish Airlines pays compensation for loss, delay or damage to baggage within the limit of 1000 SDR (approximately EUR 1,200 or US $1,470 or) per passenger for all baggage. For travel wholly between U.S. points Federal rules require any limit on an airline's baggage liability to be at least US $ 3,300 per passenger or the amount currently mandated by 14 CFR 254.5. Excess valuation may be declared on certain types of articles. The passengers should not include in checked baggage fragile or perishable items, money, jewelry, precious metals, silverware, negotiable papers, securities or other valuables, business documents, passports and other identification documents or samples. Unless excess valuation is declared and additional charge is paid or unless it is an international travel departing from or arriving in USA to which the Montreal Convention applies, Turkish Airlines assumes no liability for such items included in checked baggage.

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Check-in Times

The time shown on the itinerary/receipt is the departure time of the aircraft. Flight departure time is not the same as the time you must check-in or the time you must be available for boarding. Your carrier may refuse you carriage if you are late. Check-in times, as advised by your carrier, are the latest times at which passengers can be accepted for travel; boarding times, as advised by your carrier, are the latest times at which passengers must present themselves for boarding.

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Notice To Passengers On Turkish Airlines Flights Concerning Liability Under Warsaw Convention

With respect to carriage performed exclusively by Turkish Airlines and subject to Warsaw Convention, Turkish Airlines decide to apply voluntarily the following: If liable as Carrier for death, wounding or other bodily injury of a passenger.

  • Turkish Airlines shall not invoke the limitation of liability Article 22 (1) of the Warsaw Convention as to any claim for recoverable compensatory damages arising under Article 17 of the Convention.
  • Turkish Airlines shall not avail itself of any defence under Article 20 (1)of the Convention with respect to that portion of such claim which does not exceed 100.000 SDRs (Special drawing right).
  • Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs 1 1and 2 hereof, Turkish Airlines reserves all defences available under the convention to such claims. With respect to third parties, the carrier also reserves all rights of recourse against any other person, including without limitations, rights of contribution and indemnity. For a complete text of all provisions applicable, please refer to Turkish Airlines’ General Conditions of Carriage of Passenger and Baggage.
  • In case of death or bodily injury, Turkish Airlines will make advance payments to the person entitled compensation, if required to meet immediate economic needs, in proportion to hardship suffered.

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Attention Domestic Turkish Airlines Passengers

Pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Turkish Civil Aviation Law no. 2920, the Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol to amend that convention shall apply to the domestic carriage herunder and Convention and Protocol governs and in most cases limits the liability of carrier for death or personal injury in respect of loss of or damage to baggage or for delay.


Dangerous Goods (Hazardous Materials)

For safety reasons, dangerous goods must not be packed in checked or cabin (unchecked) baggage except as specifically permitted. Dangerous goods include but are not limited to: compressed gases, corrosives, explosives, flammable liquids and solids, radioactive materials, oxidising materials, poisons, infectious substances, and briefcases with installed alarm devices. For security reasons, other restrictions may apply. Check with your carrier. DO NOT ENDANGER YOUR SAFETY OR THAT OF YOUR FELLOW PASSENGERS.

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Restricted Articles On Turkish Airlines Flights

The full list of articles may be obtained from a Turkish Airlines Sales Office.

  • Briefcases and security type attach cases with installed alarm devices; or incorporative lithium batteries and/or pyrotechnic material
  • Explosives, munitions, 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
  • Oxidising 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 are prohibited on the person, in checked and carry-on baggage
  • Magnetised materials and miscellaneous dangerous goods as listed in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations

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Important Notices and Turkish Airlines Policies

  • You may obtain an e-ticket receipt within 7 days after your flight.
  • Certain fares have conditions which limit or exclude your right to make changes/cancellations/refunds to your ticket reservations. Specific tariff conditions related to your ticket may be obtained from a sales agent.
  • The price of this ticket may include taxes, fees and charges which are imposed on air transportation by government authorities. These taxes, fees and charges, which may represent a significant portion of the cost of air travel, are either included in the fare, or shown separately in the “TAX/FEE/CHARGE” boxes of this ticket. You may also be required to pay taxes, fees and charges not already collected.
  • Flight coupons must be used in sequence.
  • Passengers who purchased tickets with a discount must provide proof of discount eligibility (discount ID or related document) at check-in. With out proof, the discounted ticket will not be honoured.
  • At check-in please present a picture identification card (passaport, driving license, national identity card, marriage certificate). Otherwise you will not be permitted on the flight.
  • Anadolujet flights are subject to a different service standard. CIP service is available for an additional fee for Anadolujet passengers. CIP service may not be available for codeshare flights on some airlines. Please check with a sales representative.
  • Free Baggage Allowance differs according to ticket route and reservation class. Check your ticket for your allowance and ask your sales agent about weight/dimension limitations. Excess baggage fees will be collected for any amount in excess of the free baggage allowance.
  • Any one piece of baggage exceeding 32 kg will not be accepted on Turkish Airlines flights. For more information please contact our sales office or visit www.thy.com
  • In case of damage to baggage, passenger must provide written notice within 7 days of receipt. Please refer to sales agent or www.thy.com website for more information.
  • Open dated ticekts are valid for one year from the date of issue. After payment of the ticket has been made, fare increases made upto the flight date will not apply to the ticket. However any change in taxes, fees and charges will be subject to additional payment or refund.
  • If you break your journey for more than 72 hours at any point, please reconfirm your intention of using your continuing or return reservation. To do so, please inform the airline office at the point where you intend to resume your journey at least 72 hours before departure of your flight. Failure to reconfirm may result in the cancellation of your reservation.
  • Please be advised that if you do not show up for any flight (no-show) without advising us in advance, we may cancel your return or onward reservation. In case of no-show please contact a sales agent and make a new reservation if necessary.
  • A visual credit card inspection will be performed at either the sales offices or check-in counter for purchases made by credit card through the call center or Turkish Airlines website. Please be prepared to show your credit card.
  • There may be restrictions in place for carriage of liquid and gel materials on your flight. Check with your sales agent.
  • We will endeavour to honour advance seating requests, however, we cannot guarantee any particular seat. We reserve the right to assign or reassign seats at any time. This may be necessary for operational, safety or security reasons.


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