Turkish Airlines values all of its customers and is continually working to improve its services and to offer the safest and most comfortable trip to every customer.
The following Customer Service Plan provides a summary of the actions taken by Turkish Airlines to assist its customers.
This Customer Service Plan is applicable to scheduled services provided in the United States and in connection with scheduled flights to/from the United States by Turkish Airlines and has been adopted pursuant to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.
Offering the lowest fare available
For reservations made via Turkish Airlines’ U.S. website, U.S. phone reservation center, or U.S. airport ticketing counters, we will offer the lowest fares available through that booking channel, when you provide specific travel dates, flights, and class of service information. For reservations made via the phone reservation center or airport ticketing counters, we will also advise you if lower fares may be available through the website.
Notifying passengers of known delays, cancellations, and diversions
For flights that depart in 7 days or less, we will provide timely information about known delays of 30 minutes or more, cancellations and diversions (“flight status information”),within 30 minutes of our becoming aware of it, by:
Delivering baggage on time
We will make reasonable efforts to ensure that all checked baggage is available as soon as possible after a passenger’s flight arrives at the gate. In the unlikely event your baggage does not arrive at your destination with you, we will initiate a search and make reasonable efforts to return the baggage to you within 15 or 30 hours for international flights consistent with the requirement of 14 CFR 260.5 . In the further unlikely event that your baggage cannot be located or is significantly delayed, we will refund any fees that you have paid for its transportation (including fees for extra or overweight baggage). In addition, we will pay compensation for lost or delayed baggage as required by applicable international agreements.
Allowing full refund within 24 hours after ticketing
Effective for ticket purchases made on or after January 1, 2023: If you purchase a Turkish Airlines ticket to or from the United States at least 7 days prior to the flight’s departure date and time through any of Turkish Airlines’ sales channels in the United States (Call center, ticket office, website, etc.), you may refund the ticket within 24 hours of purchase and receive a full refund.
If you do not request your refund within 24 hours of ticket purchase, all ticket rules will apply.
If you experience any problems in requesting a refund, please do not hesitate to call Turkish Airlines’ 24/7 Call Center at (800) 874-8875.
Providing prompt ticket and ancillary fee refunds and related disclosures
If a passenger has purchased a ticket that is eligible for a refund from Turkish Airlines, we will provide a prompt refund in the original form of payment when ticket or ancillary service fee refunds, including checked bag fee refunds, are due pursuant to 14 CFR part 260 unless you agree to receive the refunds in a different form of payment that is a cash equivalent payment as defined in 14 CFR 260.2. Turkish Airlines will not retain a processing fee for issuing refunds that are due
Please contact your travel agent for refund requests for tickets purchased via a travel agent where your travel agent is the merchant of record.
When offering alternative transportation, travel credits, vouchers, or other compensation in lieu of refunds consistent with the requirement in 14 CFR 260.7, we will disclose any material restrictions, conditions, or limitations on travel credits, vouchers, or other compensation offered, regardless of whether you are entitled to a refund as described in 14 CFR 260.8 and 14 CFR 262.8
Properly accommodating passengers with disabilities, and other passengers in need of assistance
We are committed to offering convenient and comfortable service to all of our passengers, including passengers who require special assistance.
For passengers with disabilities, we will comply with DOT regulations. We also offer certain services for children traveling alone, passengers who are pregnant or traveling with small children, and other passengers who may require special assistance. While passengers may ask for assistance at the airport, there are, however, certain service requests which require advance notice. Please note that even in cases where advance notice is not explicitly required, we recommend that passengers inform us in advance of any special assistance requests so we can best be prepared to serve you. Such notification will help us plan ahead for your safe and comfortable travel. Please call 1800-874-8875 for further details.
We will make reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of passengers who require special assistance and also to ensure that the requirements of any passengers who require special assistance are met during a lengthy tarmac delay.
We will properly refund passengers with disabilities and individuals in the same reservation as the individual with a disability who do not want to continue travel without the individual with a disability as required by 14 CFR 260.6(c).
Compliance with the Contingency Plan for Lengthy Tarmac Delays
In the event of a lengthy tarmac delay involving a flight departing from or arriving at any U.S. airport, we will make every reasonable effort to meet passengers’ essential needs as described in our Contingency Plan for Lengthy Tarmac Delays.
Treating passengers fairly and consistently in the case of oversales
Occasionally we may not be able to provide a passenger with a seat on a flight, even if he/she holds a ticket and has checked in on time. This is called an “oversale” and can occur for reasons such as safety restrictions on the maximum weight that an aircraft can carry; an unplanned change in the size of the aircraft operating the flight; or if there otherwise are more passengers who have checked in and are prepared to board than there are available seats. Passengers denied boarding or involuntarily downgraded due to an oversale on a flight departing the U.S. are in most cases entitled to transportation on an alternate flight to the final destination and/or compensation, as required by DOT regulations. We will consistently follow DOT requirements and our own policies in the event of an oversale, including by asking for volunteers before denying boarding or involuntarily downgrading any passenger, and by providing a written statement to each passenger denied boarding which describes his or her rights.
Please be advised to arrive at the airport two hours prior to scheduled departure for international flights.
Disclosing cancellation policies, frequent flyer rules and aircraft configuration information
The following information will be available via the website:
Upon request, our phone reservations center can also provide this information, or identify its location on the website.
Providing information about itinerary changes
For flights that depart in more than 7 days, we will notify customers in a timely manner of changes in their travel itineraries (including changes in the scheduled departure time, as well as delays or cancellations) through notification services (including e-mail) to the extent such services are offered by Turkish Airlines, to passengers who register on the website to receive e-mail updates and upon request through the website and the phone reservations center.
Ensuring responsiveness to customer problems
We welcome the opportunity to address the concerns and opinions of our valued customers, while continually striving to improve our service.
Although we will make every effort to respond much sooner, at the very latest we will acknowledge, in writing, all written complaints within 30 days, and provide a substantive response within 60 days, in accordance with DOT regulations. We will also promptly respond to other comments and feedback. Information about how to contact us is available here or by e-mail to You can share your comments, feedback and suggestions via our online feedback form.
Providing services to minimize inconvenience resulting from delays and cancellations
In the event of flight delays, cancellations or misconnections, we will make reasonable efforts to assist passengers in rebooking travel to their destination. As described above in sections 2 and 10, we will promptly notify to passengers of known flight irregularities and itinerary changes. Additionally: