EXCESS BAGGAGE

At Turkish Airlines, we care about all your needs and expectations concerning excess baggage. If the weight and dimensions of the baggage you wish to take on your journey exceeds your baggage allowance, there is no need to worry. You can take advantage of our excess baggage tariffs and enjoy the benefits of traveling with Turkish Airlines.

You can find the current excess baggage tariffs for flights within Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the table below.

Excess baggage charge for international flights

You can find the current excess baggage charges for flights operated by Turkish Airlines, or flights in which Turkish Airlines is the most significant carrier (MSC), in the table below. The MSC is defined as the airline flying the most significant and/or longest leg of the journey in accordance with the regulations of the IATA (International Air Transport Association). For joint flights, the baggage regulations of the airline company that qualifies as the MSC are applied.

Piece baggage concept excess baggage charges

On routes where the piece concept is applicable to your baggage, calculate your excess baggage costs using the following guidance:

Flights with no stopover

For flights with no stopover, you can calculate your excess baggage costs using the following steps:

• In Table 3, find the region of the flight where the piece concept is applicable.
• In Table 1, find the region of the second part of the flight.
• The applicable charge per piece of baggage is in the place where these 2 regions meet in Table 4.

For example, let’s say you are flying from Buenos Aires to Baku without a stopover:

• In Table 3, find out which region Buenos Aires belongs to (Piece Region 1).
• In Table 1, find out which region Baku belongs to (Region 3).
• In Table 4, find the applicable charge per piece of baggage at the meeting point of Piece Region 1 and Region 3 ($175).

Flights with a stopover

You can calculate excess baggage charges for flights with a stopover in Turkey using the following steps:

• In Table 3, find out which region your departure airport belongs to (Piece Region 1 or Piece Region 2).
• Find the applicable charge per piece of baggage at the point where Turkey and your departure region meet in Table 4.
• In Table 5, find the baggage charge from Turkey to your next destination by looking up which region this destination belongs to.
• Add together all the charges for each part of your journey.

For example, let’s say you are flying from Buenos Aires to Kumasi, Ghana with a connecting flight via Turkey:

• In Table 3, find out which region Buenos Aires belongs to (Piece Region 1).
• In Table 4, find out the applicable charge between Piece Region 1 and Turkey ($160).
• In Table 5, find out the cost between your next destination, Ghana (Piece Region 2), and Turkey ($180).
• By adding these 2 charges together, you can work out the total cost, per piece of baggage, for your flight from Buenos Aires to Ghana with a connecting flight via Turkey ($340).

*Stopover: Where the waiting period for a connecting flight on a journey with more than one flight is 24 hours or more.

Important notices

• Before starting your journey, make sure that free baggage allowance is shown on your ticket. 
• When traveling in Economy Class, each piece of baggage weighing between 23–32 kg will incur a charge of $80 at destinations with a free baggage allowance of 23 kg where the piece baggage concept is in operation. 
• When Turkish Airlines is the most significant carrier (MSC) on journeys involving more than 1 airline, excess baggage charges for piece region 2 will apply on flights to/from destinations operating the piece baggage concept.