THY – Turkish Airlines Compensation: Claim flight delay, cancellation or baggage

THY – Turkish Airlines Compensation: Claim flight delay, cancellation or lost baggage. Get up to 600 euros compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight and 1.414 euros for lost luggage.

THY – Turkish Airlines flight compensation: EU 261 Law and Montreal Convention

THY – Turkish Airlines EU Flight compensation: delayed, cancelled and overbooked flight

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Only when any of these 2 circumstances happen:

  1. if the airline is European or…
  2. When the flight takes off from europe

Compensation outline under European law: THY – Turkish Airlines delayed, cancelled and overbooked fligh

Table – THY – Turkish Airlines flight compensation according to EU Regulation
Flight Distance (Km)THY – Turkish Airlines CompensationClaim
– 1.500 km€ 250Claim € 250
1.500 Km – 3.500 Km€ 400Claim € 400
More than 3.500 Km€ 600Claim € 600

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THY – Turkish Airlines E.g. compensation according to european law

  • Flight delay from Paris to Brussels: -1.500 km = 250 euros + expenses.
  • Flight delay from Tenrife to Bilbao: 1.500 km -3.500 km = € 400 + expenses.
  • Flight delay from Paris to Cali: 3.500 km + = 600 euros + expenses.

THY – Turkish Airlines Montreal Convention Compensations for delays, cancellations, overbooking and baggage

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Suitable when these two circumstances occur at the same time:

  1. All baggage claims even if it is an european airline
  2. When it is not an european airline and the flight doesn´t depart from Europe

Delayed flight, cancellation or overbooking compensation table according to the Montreal Convention

Montreal Convention summary: THY – Turkish Airlines compensation
CompensationLimit of liabilityExpenses
Luggage5.708 euros = 4.694 SDR (Special Drawing Rights)Other flighs, rents, tours, other missed flights

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If you Claim THY – Turkish Airlines for luggage delay you can get a compensation of € 1.414 + expenses.

Outline: THY – Turkish Airlines lost baggage compensation according to the Montreal Convention
Luggage claimLimit of liabilityExpenses
Lost or damaged1.414 euros = 1.253 SDR (Special Drawing Rights)Clothes, cost of the baggage, taxis

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Important: Fill in the PIR to claim for the luggage to THY – Turkish Airlines: Property Irregularity Report

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What is THY – Turkish Airlines PIR?

A THY – Turkish Airlines Property Irregularity Report (PIR) ref number is a unique code that traces your lost or damaged baggage. It has a combination of 10 letters and numbers and it is demanded to claim to THY – Turkish Airlines.

  • Number of lost baggages
  • Issue
  • Ref code so that THY – Turkish Airlines can track the suitcase
  • Flight code
  • Date
  • Color and type
  • Name

About THY – Turkish Airlines cancelled flights

THY – Turkish Airlines cancellations notified more than 14 days before date of departure:

Julian has received a message from THY – Turkish Airlines notifying him that his flight in 18 days is cancelled. He does not have a right to compensation under the Regulation but may seek a refund of his flight cost. If there isn´t proof of mail from THY – Turkish Airlines he will be granted a compensation too.

THY – Turkish Airlines cancellations notified between 7 and 14 days before date of departure:

Julian has received a message from THY – Turkish Airlines telling him that his flight in 8 days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by THY – Turkish Airlines between 7 and 14 days before his departure and his flight departs more than two hours before the original scheduled time of departure and arrives more than four hours after the first scheduled arrival time.

THY – Turkish Airlines cancellations notified less than seven days before departure:

Julian has received a mail from THY – Turkish Airlines telling him that his flight in two days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by THY – Turkish Airlines less than 7 days before his departure and the new flight departs more than one hour before the {original} time of departure and arrives more than two hours after the original scheduled time.

THY – Turkish Airlines denied boarding:

  • Do not dispose of boarding passes.
  • Ask for the reasons you’re being denied boarding.

Can I claim my delayed flight directly to THY – Turkish Airlines?

First, if you want to claim directly to THY – Turkish Airlines, you should know your chances are very small, since very often THY – Turkish Airlines tries to justify their delayed flights with extraordinary circumstances that did not really happen, like bad weather. Consequently, it is highly recommendable to funnel your claim through lexority.

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How far back can you go with claiming flight delay compensation to THY – Turkish Airlines

Time Limit: 2 to 5 years as a general rule, contingent on the type of law that is applicable in that particular case.

  • Montreal Convention: 2 years
  • Regulation 261/2004 of the EU: two to ten years. It is necessary to the civil code for that particular country.

Documentation to claim successfully to THY – Turkish Airlines:

Reservation email

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Boarding pass

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ID or pass

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Receipts

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Some advice to claim THY – Turkish Airlines

Keep receipts to claim THY – Turkish Airlines

Although THY – Turkish Airlines should refund the expenses, sometimes the airline doesn´t do it. THY – Turkish Airlines is allowed to ask for your receipts as proof before refunding you for the extra costs of your flight.

THY – Turkish Airlines flight delays: 3 or more hours

To be entitled to a compensation, THY – Turkish Airlines delayed flight must be higher than 3 hours.

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THY – Turkish Airlines overbooking: is it legal?

THY – Turkish Airlines Overbooking: When THY – Turkish Airlines sells more tickets than the actual number of people they can accommodate.

The overbooking is legal, but you can be granted up to € 600.

THY – Turkish Airlines aims to avoid empty seats due to no-shows, and this must be legally sanctioned.

Once a THY – Turkish Airlines passenger has received a flight ticket or any document stating the payment has been accepted and registered, it is a “confirmed reservation”. Boarding denials happen when a passenger presents to the gate but THY – Turkish Airlines refuses them access to the plane.

These are your rights to claim THY – Turkish Airlines

Contact us if you have any question. Here we are if you want to claim for a flight delay, cancellation, overbooking or lost baggage to THY – Turkish Airlines.