Female passenger carrying an musical instrument in THY Economy Class cabin

Musical instruments

We know how important your professions and hobbies are to you and, as such, we transport your musical equipment to your destination in order to continue to make your travel easier and more even more enjoyable. So, why not bring your instrument along with you while you discover new places?

Transporting musical instruments in cabin

Our standard cabin baggage rules apply for the transportation of musical instruments in cabin. Small instruments like guitars, saz etc. the total dimensions of which do not exceed 118 cm(width+length+height) can be transported in cabin free of charge. Apart from these dimensions, you can carry your cello in the cabin for a fee. Width, length and depth (including case) should not exceed 140x42x25 cm and weight should not be more than 75 kg.

Please note that you are required to make a reservation for transporting your cello at least 48 hours before your flight.

Transporting musical instruments as checked baggage

We transport your large instruments like contrabass in the aircraft hold as checked baggage.

In order to transport such music instruments in the aircraft hold, you are required to deliver them in a durable hard case. The instruments you delivered during check-in are not loaded onto the conveyor belt, and we take special care to transport them safely. Please note that you are required to pay excess baggage fee if you exceed your baggage allowance.

You can get more information regarding transporting musical instruments at our sales offices or by contacting our call center.

We know that transporting musical instruments requires special care and, as such, we mark them as fragile and take extra care while loading and unloading them from the aircraft. Make sure to pack your instrument in a hard case before checking it in or carrying it into the cabin in order to prevent it from getting damaged