Travelling with an infant

If you’re traveling with your baby, you can enjoy the discounted ticket advantages offered for infant passengers! To be considered an infant passenger, babies must be at least seven days old and under two years old. For the most comfortable travel experience with your baby, please review the guidelines on traveling with an infant – before, during and after the flight.


Infant passenger general information

Parents and/or guardians may bring infants between the age of two and seven days on the flight if they present a doctor's report stating that "There is no harm in traveling by plane". Turkish Airlines does not permit infants born less than 48 hours prior to the flight on its aircraft.

Infant passengers must travel with a parent or legal guardian who is at least 18 years old. There must be at least one adult companion per infant passenger. The infant passenger must be seated on the lap of their companion and fastened with a special baby belt. Adult and infant passengers must have their own flight documents (passport, ID, ticket, etc.).

Each infant passenger must be accompanied by a designated parent or guardian; there can only be one infant on lap per adult. If a single parent/guardian is traveling with more than one infant, the first infant is considered a lap passenger and provided with an infant ticket. Additional infant passengers are provided with child tickets and must sit in their own seat for a fee. Parents/guardians must provide a stroller or child seat for each additional infant so that the infant passenger can be secured in the seat with a seat belt.

An accompanying adult may request a seat for an infant passenger. If requested, the infant passenger will be seated in that seat during the flight. If a seat is requested for an infant passenger, a discounted child ticket will be issued for the infant. The infant may travel in a car-style stroller measuring 40x40 cm brought by the accompanying adult, and no additional fee will be charged for the car-style stroller brought by the passenger.

The aircraft’s baby bassinet can be attached only to the front dividers in the Economy and Business classes of aircraft types that feature extra legroom seats. Extra legroom seats can be purchased prior to the flight.


Parents and/or guardians may bring infants between the age of two and seven days on the flight if they present a doctor's report stating that "There is no harm in traveling by plane". Turkish Airlines does not permit infants born less than 48 hours prior to the flight on its aircraft.

Infant passengers must travel with a parent or legal guardian who is at least 18 years old. There must be at least one adult companion per infant passenger. The infant passenger must be seated on the lap of their companion and fastened with a special baby belt. Adult and infant passengers must have their own flight documents (passport, ID, ticket, etc.).

Each infant passenger must be accompanied by a designated parent or guardian; there can only be one infant on lap per adult. If a single parent/guardian is traveling with more than one infant, the first infant is considered a lap passenger and provided with an infant ticket. Additional infant passengers are provided with child tickets and must sit in their own seat for a fee. Parents/guardians must provide a stroller or child seat for each additional infant so that the infant passenger can be secured in the seat with a seat belt.

An accompanying adult may request a seat for an infant passenger. If requested, the infant passenger will be seated in that seat during the flight. If a seat is requested for an infant passenger, a discounted child ticket will be issued for the infant. The infant may travel in a car-style stroller measuring 40x40 cm brought by the accompanying adult, and no additional fee will be charged for the car-style stroller brought by the passenger.

The aircraft’s baby bassinet can be attached only to the front dividers in the Economy and Business classes of aircraft types that feature extra legroom seats. Extra legroom seats can be purchased prior to the flight.

Traveling with an infant seat onboard

You can have a comfortable flight with your baby or child by following the rules for using infant seats on aircraft. Learn more

Passengers may bring fold-up bassinets, car-type infant seats or infant harnesses (papoose-style baby carriers) onboard, subject to certain restrictions. Car-type infant seats must be used for babies under the age of two; the seat must be no larger than 40x40 cm, must have a fastening belt that fits on the aircraft cabin seat, and must be attached to the seat at all times during the flight and prevented from tilting forward. When the seatbelt warning lights are illuminated, the car-type infant seat must be in the upright position. When not in use, the infant seat must be secured.

Infant Carrier/Car-Type Infant Seat

1) In order to fit on the cabin seat, the infant carrier/seat must be no larger than 40x40 cm.

2) The infant carrier/car-type seat must fit on the passenger seat (not on the seat arm) and be secured with the seat belt according to the manufacturer's instructions at all stages of the flight.

If an infant carrier/car-type seat is to be used throughout the flight that requires seat belts to be fastened, the child/infant's carrycot/car type stroller must be fastened with its own seat belts and the seat back must be upright.

Cabin Crew Considerations for Infant Seat Placement: - Infant seats should not interfere with passenger evacuation.

- It cannot be placed in an emergency exit row (all doors and windows).

- It must be placed in the seat next to the parent, preferably the window seat.

- It should not be placed in the aisle seat.

- In wide-body aircraft, the infant seat can be placed in the three- and four-seat middle rows, provided it is not in an aisle seat.

- The infant seat must not impede the movement of the seat in front.

- It must fit between the armrests of the passenger seat.

- The seat must be kept upright during takeoff and landing.

- Infants should be positioned in bassinets and papooses so that they are facing the aircraft tail; in car-type infant seats, the baby should be facing the front of the aircraft.

Before the flight

Flight process

After the flight

*The exceptions are listed in the warning section below.

**Baby strollers are transported in the cargo hold of the airplane. You can bring your baby with the stroller to the gate of the airplane and hand over your stroller to the attendants when boarding the plane. Strollers can also be accepted as cabin baggage if the following conditions are met and cabin baggage tags are attached to the strollers accepted as cabin baggage:
  • Maximum dimensions of 23x40x55 cm and weighing no more than 8 kg,
  • Being in a storage bag/pouch

Discounts for infant passengers


 Economy Class Business Class

Direct Connecting Direct Connecting
Domestic flights 700 TRY 915 TRY 1470 TRY 2070 TRY
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus flights 1200 TRY - 2100 TRY -
International flights The discount rate varies depending on the route and date.

The above fares are applicable only on Turkish Airlines-operated flights or codeshare flights where Turkish Airlines is the major carrier (MSC). The most important carrier is determined by IATA (International Air Transport Association) rules according to the airline operating the most important and/or longest flight in the journey. Codeshare flights are subject to the baggage rules of the most important carrier.

Fares for infant passengers traveling on or after June 15, 2025 have been updated. The new fares will be valid from June 15, 2025.


Baggage and cabin baggage allowance for infant passengers


 Baggage Cabin baggage
Domestic flights 10 kg 1 piece/8 kg
International flights 10 kg + 1 foldable stroller** 1 piece/8 kg
Piece concept 23 kg + 1 foldable stroller 1 piece/8 kg

*Bassinet can be used only for babies weighing up to 11 kilograms. In the case of baby stroller requests, this information is given verbally to the parent or the passenger accompanying the infant (the parent/companion must provide a weight declaration for the infant).

**If traveling with the Ecofly package on routes without a free baggage allowance, there is no extra baggage allowance available. Strollers must not exceed 115 cm.

***checked baggage allowance may vary according to international and domestic fare conditions. For more information, please visit our baggage services page.

For passengers who do not request special meals, additional baby food is not offered on domestic and short international flights.

Abu Dhabi (AUH) Addis Ababa (ADD) Astana (NQZ) Actave (SCO) Bamako (BKO)
Basra (BSR) Basel (BSL) Beirut (BEY) Bishkek (FRU) Birmingham (BHX)
Boston (BOS) Cairo (CAI) Catania (CTA) Chicago (ORD) Algeria (ALG)
Constanza (CND) Copenhagen (CPH) Dallas (DFW) Dammam (DMM) Doha (DOH)
Dubrovnik (DBV) Erbil (EBL) Freetown (FNA) Germany (All airports) Ghana (ACC)
Gatwick (LGW) Havana (HAV) Isfahan (IFN) Karachi (KHI) Karakas (CCS)
Kazan (KZN) Kuveyt (KWI) Libreville (LBV) London (STN) Madrid (MAD)
Manchester (MAN) Medina (MED) Naples (NAP) Ouagadougou (OUA) Pakistan (All airports)
Paris (CDG) Pristina (PRN) Riyadh (RUH) Rome (FCO) Salzburg (SZG)
Shiraz (SYZ) Stockholm (ARN) Skopje (SKP) St. Petersburg (LED) Tabriz (TBZ)
Tallinn (TLL) Tehran (IKA) Valencia (VLC) Venice (VCE) Vienna (VIE)
Zagreb (ZAG))

In accordance with airport rules, baby strollers cannot be delivered to passengers at the aircraft gate. Baby strollers must be collected from the baggage reclaim belts.

For flights arriving in Guangzhou (CAN), baby strollers delivered at the gate upon request from the cabin crew or station attendant.

When the aircraft is parked on the apron and passengers are transported to the gate via bus, prams are also collected at the gate. If the aircraft is docked at a gate, prams are delivered to passengers via the baggage belts.

As of June 30, 2022, passengers travelling to TRNC, regardless of age, must travel with a new type of ID card with a photo that complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards. Identity cards without photos or without ICAO-standard photos are not accepted.