CANADA BAGGAGE REGULATIONS At Turkish Airlines, we take into account all the baggage needs of our passengers, and would like to remind you that different baggage regulations are applied on flights to Canada. If you are traveling to this destination, we recommend you study the information in this section in order to avoid any problems with baggage during your journey. Baggage allowance for Canada flights Please refer to the following tables to find out your baggage allowance on Turkish Airlines flights to the United States. CANADA BAGGAGE RULES BY CABIN CLASS Economy Class Business Class Economy Class Economy Class Weight Size Pieces Cabin baggage 8 kg 118 cm (total of height + width + depth) 1 pieces Checked baggage 23 kg 158 cm (total of height + width + depth) 2 pieces Business Class Business Class Weight Size Pieces
Cabin baggage 8 kg 118 cm (total of height + width + depth) 2 pieces Checked baggage 32 kg 158 cm (total of height + width + depth) 2 pieces Baggage weight and dimensions for Economy Class flights Economy Class Weight Dimensions Pieces Hand baggage Adult and child passengers 8 kg 118 cm (total of length, height and width) 1 piece Infant passenger 8 kg 118 cm (total of length, height and width) 1 piece Checked baggage Adult and child passengers 23 kg 158 cm (total of length, height and width) 2 pieces Infant passenger 23 kg 115 cm (maximum height for strollers) 1 piece Baggage weight and dimensions for Business Class flight Business Class Weight Dimensions Pieces Hand baggage Adult and child passengers 8 kg 118 cm (total of length, height and width) 1 piece Infant passenger 8 kg 118 cm (total of length, height and width) 1 piece Checked baggage Adult and child passengers 32 kg 158 cm (total of length, height and width) 2 pieces Infant passenger 23 kg 115 cm (maximum height for strollers) 1 piece Miles&Smiles Elite and Elite Plus members are entitled to take 1 additional piece of baggage with a maximum length of 110 cm on flights with Turkish Airlines and other Star Alliance member airlines. We should also add that when traveling with other airlines that are part of the Star Alliance scheme, the Elite card is equivalent to Star Alliance Gold level. To take advantage of these benefits, get more detailed information, or to become a member, please visit our Miles&Smiles page.
Excess baggage Excess baggage charges vary according to the start, finish, and stopover destinations of your flight. CANADA BAGGAGE RULES BY FLIGHT DESTINATIONS Turkish Airlines transit flights On codeshare flights which do not include a stopover Turkish Airlines transit flights Please refer to the table below to find out excess baggage charges per piece of luggage. These are only applicable on Turkish Airlines flights direct to/from the United States. for 1 piece of baggage on direct USA flights Countries and regions 1 piece of excess baggage Turkey CAD 215 Region 1 Athens, Batumi, Bucharest, Donetsk, Ganja, Aleppo, Chisinau, Constanta, Nakhichevan, Odessa, Pristina, Sarajevo, Thessaloniki, Sofia, Simferopol, Tirana, Skopje, Varna CAD 220 Region 2 Aqaba, Almaty, Amman, Astana, Astrakhan, Ashgabat, Bari, Belgrade, Beirut, Bishkek, Budapest, Dnipropetrovsk, Dushanbe, Graz, Kharkiv, Herson, Hucend, Hurghada, Alexandria, Ivano- Frankivsk, Kabul, Shabla, Minsk, Naples, Osh, Pisa, Podgorica, Rome, Rostov-on-Don, Salzburg, Samarkand, Sochi, Stavropol, Sham, Sharm El Sheikh, Tashkent, Tabriz, Kiev, Kosice, Ljubljana, Lviv, Malta, Tel Aviv, Tbilisi, Warsaw, Venice, Vienna, Zagreb, Zapourija CAD 230 Region 3 Amsterdam, Baghdad, Baku, Basel, Basra, Batna, Berlin, Benghazi, Bremen, Brussels, Geneva, Geneva, Algeria, Düsseldorf, Erbil, Frankfurt, Friedrichshafen, Hamburg, Hannover, Karlsruhe, Constantine, Cologne, Leipzig, Luxembourg, Marseille, Milan, Misurata, Moscow, Mosul, Munich, Münster, Najaf, Nice, Nuremberg, Oran, Prague, Riga, Rotterdam, Sebha, Stuttgart, Süleymaniye, Tallinn, Tilimsan, Torino, Tripoli, Tunisia, Ulanbator, Vilnius, Zurich CAD 240 Region 4 Aalborg, Abu Dhabi, Aden, Ahvaz, Bahrain, Barcelona, Bilbao, Billund, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Jeddah, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Dublin, Edinburgh, El Nov, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Isfahan, CAD 260
Kazan, Kirmanshah, Copenhagen, London, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Medina, Mashhad, Novosibirsk, Oslo, Paris, Riyadh, Samara, Sana'a, Santiago de Compostela, St. Petersburg. Petersburg, Stockholm, Shiraz, Tehran, Taif, Toulouse, Ufa, Valencia, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Yenbu Region 5 Addis Ababa, Asmara, Bangkok, Jakarta, Cape Town, Djibouti, Dakka, Darussalam, Durban, Entebbe, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Islamabad, Johannesburg, Karachi, Kathmandu, Casablanca, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Colombo, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Lisbon, Manila, Manila, Maputo, Muscat, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Mumbai, Nairobi, Beijing, Porto, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, New Delhi CAD 295 Piece region 1 Abaca, Abuja, Akra, Antananarivo, Bamako, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Cotonou, Dakar, Douala, Encemine, Freetown, Khartoum, Havana, Canoe, Mansion, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Mahe Island, Mauritius, Niamey, Nuakshot, Osaka, Ouagadougou, Panama, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Toronto, Yaounde CAD 345 Piece region 2 Codeshare flights (flight numbers starting with TK 8000) to other destinations in Angola, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Cameroon, Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Morocco, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Suda and Venezuela CAD 410 *Destinations in the Canada with direct flight services operated by Turkish Airlines. On Turkish Airlines flights which include a stopover On Turkish Airlines flights which include a stopover You can see excess baggage fees per piece of baggage for flights departing from or arriving in the Canada which include a stopover, and flights operated by Turkish Airlines direct from Turkey in the table below. s for flights which include a stopover are calculated in the following way: The excess baggage fee for carriage to Turkey (1 piece of excess baggage on Turkey - Canada* flights) + the total indicated in the table below for the flight from Turkey after a stopover *Stopover: A waiting time of 24 hours or more between two flights on a journey which includes a connecting flight. for 1 piece of baggage on Turkey - Canada* flights Country 1 piece of excess baggage
Turkey CAD 215 s for points between stopover Route Turkey - domestic routes CAD 25 Region 1 - Turkey CAD 60 Region 2 - Turkey CAD 70 Region 3 - Turkey CAD 75 Region 4 - Turkey CAD 80 Region 5 - Turkey CAD 95 Piece region 1 - Turkey CAD 175 Piece region 2 - Turkey CAD 240 Regarding baggage carried under the baggage piece concept, for destinations where the baggage weight limit for passengers in Economy Class is 23 kg, a fee of USD 80 will be applied for pieces weighing 23-32 kg. The excess baggage fees per piece indicated above for Economy Class and Business Class are applicable to single pieces of baggage which weigh 23 kg at most. If a passenger's excess baggage is between 23-32 kg a fee of USD 80 will be charged in addition to the fee indicated above. On codeshare flights which do not include a stopover For flights where Turkish Airlines is the most significant carrier (MSC) and codeshare flights which do not make direct flights in the United States of America, you can see the excess baggage fee payable per piece in the table below. In accordance with IATA (International Air Transport Association) rules, the MSC is the airline which covers the longest portion of a journey. The baggage rules of the MSC apply on codeshare flights. On codeshare flights where other partner airlines are the MSC, the excess baggage fees of that airline will apply.
for 1 piece of baggage on codeshare USA flights Countries and regions 1 piece of excess baggage Turkey CAD 275 Region 1 Batum, Constanta, Donetsk, Thessaloniki, Varna, Aleppo, Athens, Bucharest, Chişinău, Night, Nakhichevan, Odessa, Prishtina, Sarajevo, Simferepol, Sofia, Skopje, Tirana CAD 285 Region 2 Aqaba, Almaty, Amman, Astana, Akabe, Astrakhan, Ashgabat, Bari, Belgrade, Beirut, Bishkek, Budapest, Dnipropetrovsk, Dushanbe, Graz, Kharkiv, Herson, Hucend, Hurghada, Alexandria, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kabul, Shabla, Minsk, Naples, Osh, Pisa, Podgorica, Rome, Rostov-on-Don, Salzburg, Sochi, Stavropol, Sham, Sharm El Sheikh, Tashkent, Tabriz, Kiev, Kosice, Ljubljana, Lviv, Malta, Tel Aviv, Tbilisi, Warsaw, Venice, Vienna, Zagreb, Zapourija CAD 285 Region 3 Amsterdam, Baghdad, Baku, Basel, Basra, Batna, Berlin, Benghazi, Bremen, Brussels, Geneva, Geneva, Algeria, Düsseldorf, Erbil, Frankfurt, Friedrichshafen, Hamburg, Hannover, Karlsruhe, Constantine, Cologne, Leipzig, Luxembourg, Marseille, Milan, Misurata, Moscow, Mosul, Munich, Münster, Najaf, Nice, Nuremberg, Oran, Prague, Riga, Rotterdam, Sebha, Stuttgart, Süleymaniye, Tallinn, Tilimsan, Torino, Tripoli, Tunisia, Ulanbator, Vilnius, Zurich CAD 300 Region 4 Aalborg, Abu Dhabi, Aden, Ahvaz, Bahrain, Barcelona, Bilbao, Billund, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Jeddah, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Dublin, Edinburgh, El Nov, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Isfahan, Kazan, Kirmanshah, Copenhagen, London, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Medina, Mashhad, Novosibirsk, Oslo, Paris, Riyadh, Samara, Sana'a, Santiago de Compostela, St. Petersburg. Petersburg, Stockholm, Shiraz, Tehran, Taif, Toulouse, Ufa, Valencia, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Yenbu CAD 300 Region 5 Addis Ababa, Asmara, Bangkok, Jakarta, Cape Town, Djibouti, Dakka, Darussalam, Durban, Entebbe, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Islamabad, Johannesburg, Karachi, Kathmandu, Casablanca, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Colombo, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Lisbon, Manila, Manila, Maputo, Muscat, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Mumbai, Nairobi, Beijing, Porto, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, New Delhi CAD 315 Piece region 1 Abaca, Abuja, Akra, Antananarivo, Bamako, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Cotonou, Dakar, CAD 410
Douala, Encemine, Freetown, Khartoum, Havana, Canoe, Mansion, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Mahe Island, Mauritius, Niamey, Nuakshot, Osaka, Ouagadougou, Panama, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Toronto, Yaounde Piece region 2 Codeshare flights (flight numbers starting with TK 8000) to other destinations in Angola, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Cameroon, Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Morocco, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Suda and Venezuela CAD 475 On codeshare flights which include a stopover For flights where Turkish Airlines is the most significant carrier (MSC), and codeshare flights which include a stopover, and which do not make direct flights in the United States of America, you can see the excess baggage fee payable per piece in the table below. In accordance with IATA (International Air Transport Association) rules, the MSC is the airline which covers the longest portion of a journey. The baggage rules of the MSC apply on codeshare flights. On codeshare flights where other partner airlines are the MSC, the excess baggage fees of that airline will apply. s for flights which include a stopover are calculated in the following way: The excess baggage fee for carriage to Turkey (excess baggage fee for a flight without a stopover or codeshare flight without a stopover) + the total indicated in the table below for the flight from Turkey s for points between stopover Route Turkey - domestic routes CAD 25 Region 1 - Turkey CAD 60 Region 2 - Turkey CAD 70 Region 3 - Turkey CAD 75 Region 4 - Turkey CAD 80 Region 5 - Turkey CAD 95
Piece region 1 - Turkey CAD 175 Piece region 2 - Turkey CAD 240 Passengers traveling in Economy Class to airports with a checked baggage limit of 23 kg will be required to pay an 80 USD excess baggage charge for each piece of luggage weighing 23-32 kg. The baggage piece concept will apply to flights to and from Japan as of July 01, 2017. s for all flights from/to Kinshasa/Democratic Republic of Congo All flights from/to Kinshasa/Democratic Republic of Congo Number of excess baggage Democratic Republic of Congo - All destinations 1st excess bag CAD 265 2nd excess bag CAD 330 3rd excess bag CAD 395 4th excess bag CAD 460 5th excess bag CAD 590 6th excess bag CAD 720 7th excess bag CAD 845 8 and above excess baggage CAD 975 The prices are valid for travels between 1 May 2018-30 September 2018 and 01 December 2018-15 January 2019. For example, our passenger having three pieces of excess baggage on his/her travel between Kinshasa - Canada will pay a total of CAD 990 (CAD 265 + CAD 330 + CAD 395).
FEES FOR CARRYING PETS The carriage of pets is not included in free baggage allowance and is subject to fees. Please see the table for more information. Fees for carrying pets on international flights Carriage of pets is not included in free baggage allowance and is subject to fees. Fees for carrying pets on journeys which include an international destination are indicated below. A. Fees under the baggage weight concept If the pet and its cage or container weighs 8 kg or less, they may travel in the flight cabin. Those weighing more than 8 kg will be carried in the cargo hold. A1. Fees for carrying pets in the flight cabin (PETC) If the pet and its cage or container weighs 8 kg or less, they may travel in the flight cabin. The total weight of the pet and cage or container will be multiplied by the excess baggage fee applicable on the route. If the fee calculated exceeds 100 CAD, the total will be charged. The minimum fee charged is 100 CAD. Carrying pets in the flight cabin (PETC) Calculated value Carriage fee PETC fee < 100 CAD 100 CAD PETC fee 100 CAD A2. Fees for carrying pets in the cargo hold (AVIH) If the pet and its cage or container exceeds 8 kg, they will be carried in the cargo hold. The total weight of the pet and cage or container will be multiplied by the excess baggage fee applicable on the route. If the fee calculated exceeds 200 CAD, the total will be charged. The minimum fee charged is 200 CAD. Carrying pets in the cargo hold (AVIH) Calculated value Carriage fee AVIH fee < 200 CAD 200 CAD AVIH fee 200 CAD
A3. Fees for carrying pets on intermediary fights (5th and 8th Freedom of the Air) On intermediary flights able to carry pets, the applicable excess baggage fees for the route will be charged on fights where pets are carried in the flight cabin. If the fee calculated exceeds 50 CAD, the total will be charged. The minimum fee charged is 50 CAD. Carrying pets in the flight cabin on intermediary flights (PETC) Calculated value Carriage fee PETC fee < 50 CAD 50 CAD PETC fee 50 CAD On intermediary flights able to carry pets, the applicable excess baggage fees for the route will be charged on fights where pets are carried in the cargo hold. If the fee calculated exceeds 100 CAD, the total will be charged. The minimum fee charged is 100 CAD. Carrying pets in the cargo hold on intermediary flights (AVIH) Calculated value Carriage fee AVIH fee < 100 CAD 100 CAD AVIH fee 100 CAD B. Fees under the baggage piece concept If the pet and its cage or container weighs 8 kg or less, they may travel in the flight cabin. Those weighing more than 8 kg will be carried in the cargo hold. B1. Fees for carrying pets on transit flights B1.1. Fees for carrying pets in the flight cabin (PETC) The applicable excess baggage fees for the route will be charged on transit flights where pets are carried in the flight cabin. If the fee calculated exceeds 205 CAD, the total will be charged. The minimum fee charged is 205 CAD. Carrying pets in the flight cabin on transit flights (PETC)
Calculated value Carriage fee PETC fee < 205 CAD 205 CAD PETC fee 205 CAD B1.2. Fees for carrying pets in the cargo hold (AVIH) Twice the applicable excess baggage fees for the route will be charged on transit flights where pets are carried in the cargo hold. If the fee calculated exceeds 395 CAD, the total will be charged. The minimum fee charged is 395 CAD. Carrying pets in the cargo hold on transit flights (PETC) Calculated value Carriage fee AVIH fee < 395 CAD 395 CAD AVIH fee 395 CAD 2 x B2. Fees for carrying pets on journeys with stopovers B2.1. Fees for carrying pets in the flight cabin (PETC) On journeys with stopovers in Turkey which apply the baggage piece concept, when carrying pets in the flight cabin, the applicable excess baggage fee for the location which applies the baggage piece concept and Turkey will be charged. If the fee calculated exceeds 205 CAD, the total will be charged. The minimum fee charged is 205 CAD. At stopover points in Turkey where check-in will be completed at least 24 hours later, the carriage fee for pets will be determined according to the onward destination when checking in at the stopover location. For carriage of pets on domestic flights within Turkey, a fee of 50 CAD per cage or container will be charged. On international flights which apply the baggage weight concept, a fee of 75 CAD per cage or container will be charged. On international flights which apply the baggage piece concept, a fee of 205 CAD per cage or container will be charged. B2.2. Fees for carrying pets in the cargo hold (AVIH) On journeys with stopovers in Turkey which apply the baggage piece concept, when carrying pets in the cargo hold, twice the applicable excess baggage fee for the location which applies the baggage piece concept and Turkey will be charged. If the fee calculated exceeds 395 CAD, the total will be charged. The minimum fee charged is 395 CAD. At stopover points in Turkey where check-in will be completed at least 24 hours later, the carriage fee for pets will be determined according to the onward destination when checking in at the stopover location. For carriage of pets on domestic flights within Turkey, a fee of 100 CAD per cage or container will be charged. On international flights which apply the baggage weight concept, a fee of 150 CAD per cage or container
will be charged. On international flights which apply the baggage piece concept, a fee of 395 CAD per cage or container will be charged. Carrying pets on journeys with stopovers Route Pets carried in the flight cabin (PETC) Pets carried in the cargo hold (AVIH) Journeys to Turkey from departure points which apply the baggage piece concept (At least 205 CAD) 2 x (At least 395 CA Domestic journeys from stopover points in Turkey 50 CAD 100 CAD Journeys to international destinations which apply the baggage weight concept from stopover points in Turkey 75 CAD 150 CAD Journeys to international destinations which apply the baggage piece concept from stopover points in Turkey 205 CAD 395 CAD B3. Fees for carrying pets on intermediary fights (5th and 8th Freedom of the Air) On intermediary flights which apply the piece baggage concept and which able to carry pets, a fee of 105 CAD will be charged per cage or container carried in the flight cabin, and a fee of 205 CAD will be charged per cage or container carried in the cargo hold. Carrying pets on intermediary flights
Carriage type Fixed fee Pets carried in the flight cabin(petc) 105 CAD Pets carried in the cargo hold (AVIH) 205 CAD Accepting pets on flights to Northern Cyprus In order to carry pets on flights bound for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, you must obtain an import license from the TRNC Veterinary Office. The validity of this license is 60 days. You must also obtain a travel health certificate from the veterinary directorate of your country at least 48 hours before departure. You must carry your cat's or dog's passport which shows their inoculation record and their medical records. Dogs must have received inoculations for Parvo, Distemper, Hepatitis and Leptospira; cats must have received inoculations for Feline Enteritisa and Feline Influenza. Your pet must have been inoculated against rabies at least one month and no more than one year before traveling. You must also carry the original lab report showing your pet s levels of blood antibodies against rabies in order to travel with your cat or dog. We do not carry pets younger than three months alone on our Northern Cyprus flights. We can carry pets aged over two months on the condition that they travel with their mother, they have a passport, they have stayed in the same location since birth, and have not come into contact with any wild animals which may have passed on infection. For more information, please visit http://www.veteriner.gov.ct.tr.
SPORTS EQUIPMENT Take your sports equipment with you wherever you go while still enjoying a comfortable and troublefree journey. Turkish Airlines passengers who want to take their sports equipment with them during their flights can take advantage of the special services we offer. We can help you get your equipment to wherever you are going for a reasonable price, and even provide free carriage for the first set of equipment for many sports, including skiing and golf. Special charges Special charge table for flights to/from Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus North America USA, Canada Turkey / TRNC CAD 90 South America Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Cuba, Venezuela Turkey / TRNC CAD 90 Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Slovenia, Poland, Italy, Belarus, Russia*, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, France, Latvia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Sweden, Spain, Norway, England, Ireland, Scotland, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Latvia Turkey / TRNC CAD 45 Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Turkey / TRNC CAD 75
North Africa South Africa Commonwealth of Independent States Middle East Asia Far East Niger, Cameroon, Gabon Republic, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Djibouti, Somalia, Seychelles, Rwanda, Chad, Benin, Mali, Guinea Democratic Republic of Angola, Sierra Leone Algeria, Eritrea, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritius, Madagascar Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Afghanistan, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Mongolia, Nepal Turkey / TRNC CAD 45 Turkey / TRNC CAD 90 Turkey / TRNC CAD 90 Turkey / TRNC CAD 45 Turkey / TRNC CAD 75 Turkey / TRNC CAD 90 Interline Any Interline Carriage Turkey / TRNC CAD 90 *Sports equipment charges for Yekaterinburg (SVX) is 90 CAD. For travels from/to international airports (except for Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) including a transit flight to Turkey, we calculate the total charge by adding together the one-way charge between each point and Turkey. For example: If you are travelling from Skopje to Toronto, you will pay CAD 45 for your Skopje - Istanbul flight plus CAD 90 for your Istanbul - Toronto flight, making a total of CAD 135.