JetBlue Airways offers one carry-on item, one personal item and one checked item free of charge per passenger. Second checked bags are $30, and all additional bags are $75 each. Bags must be 50 lbs. or less and 62 inches or less, otherwise Overweight or Oversized fees will apply. Bags over 99 lbs. or 80 inches are not permitted.
Knives, scissors and other sharp objects are not permitted in carry-on bags. Firearms, explosives and a variety of flammable and chemical items also are prohibited in carry-on bags. Certain items such as explosives and various chemicals also are prohibited in checked bags. A complete list of prohibited items in carry-on and checked bags is available online (see Resources.)
All passengers on domestic flights must arrive to the airport and check-in no less than 20 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time. Passengers that wish to check luggage must arrive 30 minutes before departure. All passengers will be required to be on board the aircraft no less than 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time. Passengers on international flights are required to check in no less than 60 minutes before the scheduled departure time and will be required to be in the gate area no less than 20 minutes before the scheduled departure.
Infants younger than 2 years old are permitted to sit on their caregivers' laps without needing a ticket. Lap children will not receive their own seats on the the plane, unless a ticket is purchased for them. Children over 2 years old are required to have their own ticket. Infants less than 3 days old are not permitted, and infants between 3 days and 14 days old must have proof of doctor's approval to fly.
Small cats and dogs are permitted in the cabin on JetBlue Airways flights. There is a $100 fee each way for pets on-board, and the combined weight of the cat or dog and the carrier must be 20 lbs. or less. The cat or dog must remain inside the closed carrier at all times inside the airport and aircraft. The pet carrier counts as a carry-on personal item and must be accompanied by a ticketed passenger.
Pacemakers, hearing aids, insulin pumps, electronic shavers and watches, and portable voice recorders may be operated on the aircraft at all times. Audio players, laptops, electronic hand-held games, cameras and camcorders, electronic calculators, GPS monitors and pagers may be operated only when designated by the cabin crew. They are not permitted for use during take-off and landing. Cordless computer mouse, radios and radio transmitters, remote-controlled toys, televisions and gas hair curlers are never permitted to be operated on the aircraft. Cell phones may only be used once the plane has landed and is taxing to the gate.
