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Kite bag policy
Turkish Airlines kiteboard bag policy
TKTurkey / Middle Eastturkishairlines.com
Extra fee
A kite bag is charged on top of the ticket.
209 TRY domestic (2023)
What it costs and what fits
- Fee
- 209 TRY domestic; EUR 30-60 international depending on zone
- Pieces
- 1
- Pre-booking
- Pre-booking required
- Filed as
- Kitesurfing is its own line item under 'sports equipment', separate from surfing and windsurfing, each with its own fee schedule
- Home region
- Turkey / Middle East
- domestic (within Turkey) 209 TRY (~10 EUR/USD)
- Europe / North Africa / Middle East EUR 30
- Africa / Asia EUR 50
- Americas / South Africa / CIS / Far East / interline EUR 60
Policy as of 2023 · Turkish Airlines’ own policy page
Before you pack
3 points
- Notify Turkish Airlines of kitesurf equipment before departure (advance notification is required, not optional).
- Kitesurf gear has its own tariff line distinct from surfboard/windsurf pricing -- declare it specifically as 'kitesurfing equipment', not as a generic oversize/surfboard bag, to get the lower kite-specific rate.
- A promotional exemption (one windsurfing item free within checked allowance) applies to/from Denpasar, Jakarta, Male and Manila through 31 Dec 2026 -- check whether it has been extended to kite gear on your route.
What riders report at the counter
2 reports
- The exact length cap is unclear to riders — 158 cm is the figure that circulates — and staff interpretation of the surf/kite bag rules varies by check-in location.
- Overweight surcharges run roughly EUR 10/kg over the limit, enforced inconsistently airport to airport — one rider was hit with a surprise high charge at a connecting airport with the gear inside the normal checked-bag weight.