Turkish Airlines Surfboard Fees

Surfboards can be taken with you on Turkish Airlines flights. A fee is charged depending on the origin/destination of your flight. Turkish Airlines offers free surfboard transportation promotions on some specific routes, be sure to check the details below.

Your surfboard is limited to 292 cm long, and a maximum of 60 cm wide. You MUST notify Turkish Airlines about your surfboard before your flight. We recommend doing so as early as possible. [AMZ asins='B00HTA1Z6C,B00GGPK0V2,B00NIYJF6U,B0053TGSK4']

On domestic flights within Turkey, surfboards are charged a fee of 209 TYR (approx. $10 USD / 10 EUR). On international flights, the following fees apply:

America/South America/South Africa/CIS/Far East/Interline* - EUR 60
Europe/North Africa/Middle East - EUR 30
Africa/Asia - EUR 50

For carriage with points of destination and arrival outside of Turkey, one-way charges for flights departing Turkey or Ercan are totalled and applied.

Example: Carriage of a piece of sports equipment in journey Chicago-Istanbul-Tunis (CHI-IST-TUN / One way) is charged as follows: Chicago-Istanbul: 60 Euro + Istanbul-Tunis: 30 Euro, total payable: 90 Euro.

Turkish Airlines Surfboards Fly Free - Promotions
The following promotions apply for Turkish Airlines flights (not interline flights on other airlines) on specific routes, allowing you to fly with 1 surfboard up to 200 cm long free of charge. Additional boards are charged the standard fee.

Between France - Maldives (Male - MLE) - Free - Until Dec 31 2023
Between Colombo (CMB) - Maldives (Male - MLE) - 30 EUR - until Dec 31 2023
Between Malaga (AGP) - Maldives (MLE)/Phuket(HKT)/Denpasar(DPS)/Colombo(CMB) - Free - Jun 1 to Dec 31 2023
Between Malaga (AGP) - Singapore (SIN)/Kuala Lumpur(KUL)/Jakarta(CGK)/Bangkok(BKK) - Free - Jun 1 to Dec 31 2023
Between Tel Aviv (TLV) - Colombo(CMB)/Male(MLE)/Bilbap(BIO)/Los Angeles(LAX)/Denpasar (DPS) - Free - Until Dec 31 2023
Between Bilbao (BIO) - Male (MLE) / Manila (MNL) - Free - Until Dec 31 2023
Between Lisbon (LIS) / Porto (OPO) - Male (MLE) / Tel Aviv (TLV) - Free - Until Dec 31 2023
All Flights to/from Denpasar (DPS) and Jakarta (JKT) (only Turkish Airlines flights, not interline) - Free - Until Dec 31 2023

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