JetBlue

For liability purposes, JetBlue will not permit antlers or horns on any JetBlue flights.

Baseball bats are accepted as limited liability inside an equipment bag. There are no fees as long as the bag fits within the size and weight guidelines. However, one item of baseball equipment will count as one of your checked bags.

Individual bats are not recommended and not permitted in carry-on baggage.

What is accepted:

Bicycles will be accepted in a hard-sided, padded case designed for bicycles. If not in a hard-sided case, bikes will be accepted with the handle bars secured sideways and pedals removed. The bicycle must also be encased in plastic foam, a cardboard box, or similar material to prevent damage.

Domestic and International Flights:

Bicycles will be accepted on domestic and international flights for a fee of $50 per bike each way and will count as one of your checked bags. Excess baggage fees may apply. 

Please note: overweight baggage fees will not be assessed for bicycles. However, the maximum allotment of 99 pounds per bag still applies. Bicycle cases should contain bicycles only; cases containing additional items may be subject to excess baggage fees.

Also note: if bicycle and container are less than 62 dimensional inches and under 50 pounds, the bike fee will not be assessed.

Bicycles are accepted to all destinations EXCEPT to/from the Dominican Republic.

There is no additional charge for bowling equipment as long as all items are within size and weight limitations. However, one item of bowling equipment will count as one of your checked bags.

One item of bowling equipment is considered:

• one bowling ball
• one bowling bag designed for this purpose, and
• one pair of bowling shoes

Firearms are not permitted on international flights to or from the U.S.

There is no additional charge or limit for checking shooting equipment. However, one piece of shooting equipment will count as one of your checked bags.

You must be 18 years of age to check a firearm.

Firearms, shooting equipment and related items will be accepted only as checked baggage subject to the following specific conditions:

All firearms must be unloaded and must be packed in either a lockable crush-proof container specifically designed for the firearm, or in a hard sided container with TSA approved locks or combination locks (where the customer checking the firearm retains the combination numbers). If the firearm case cannot be locked, JetBlue Airways will not accept the item. TSA recommends that you provide the key or combination to the security officer if he or she needs to open the container. You should remain present during screening to take the key back after the container is cleared. Once TSA confirms that all of the criteria is met, the firearm may be placed in your checked bag.

Ammunition for the firearm cannot be placed in the same container as the firearm, but may be in the same checked bag as long as everything is packaged properly. Ammunition must be housed in a separate container that is completely separate and distinct from the firearms locked box. The ammunition must be packaged in a fiber (such as cardboard), wood or metal box specifically designed for carrying small amounts of ammunition. Ammunition is limited to 10 pounds per customer. Ammunition will not be permitted in carry-on or checked baggage on international flights.  

Pistol cases may be available for purchase by cash or credit card at any JetBlue ticket counter for a nonrefundable fee of $35. Quantities are limited and may not be available at all ticket counters.

One item of shooting equipment is considered:

One rifle case containing no more than two rifles with or without scopes, one shooting net, noise suppressors, and a small rifle tool set, or one shotgun case containing no more than two shotguns, or one pistol case containing no more than four pistols, or one bow and quiver of arrows and maintenance kit enclosed in a case or container of sufficient strength to protect the bow and quiver with arrows from accidental damage.

Please note: BB guns and air guns are also considered as shooting equipment and will be treated as such.

There is no additional charge for fishing equipment; however, one item of fishing equipment will count as one of your checked bags. Fishing poles are exempt from the standard size requirements (62") but should still follow weight and other equipment guidelines.

One item of fishing equipment is considered:

• two rods
• one reel
• one landing net
• one pair of fishing boots (properly encased)
• one fishing tackle box

Please note: all equipment should be packed in a hard-sided container

Fishing poles are allowed as carry-on baggage provided they fit in the overhead compartment. Small hooks for fly fishing or fresh water hooks are acceptable as allowed by TSA (Transportation Security Administration). Deep sea fishing hooks are permitted in checked bags.

Spear Guns
Spear Guns must be in a hard-sided container or with the tip of the spear protected to prevent damage and must be within the size and weight guidelines, or excess fees would apply.

JetBlue does not allow compressed gas cylinders. If the gas cylinder cannot be removed from the spear gun, it will not be allowed.

Golf equipment is accepted on all flights. There is no additional charge or oversized fee for golf bags as long as they are within weight limitations.  A golf bag will count as one of your checked bags.

One item of golfing equipment is considered:

• One golf bag containing not more than:
  • 14 golf clubs
  • 3 golf balls
  • one pair of golf shoes

Please note: all equipment should be packed in a hard-sided container. JetBlue will accept Golf Bags in a soft-sided travel bag, but will not be liable for damage to the bag or contents.

Hockey sticks/lacrosse sticks are not accepted on flights to/from the Dominican Republic due to checked baggage size restrictions.

There is no additional charge for hockey sticks/lacrosse sticks on domestic flights; however, a hockey/lacrosse stick will count as one of your checked bags. If you are checking in any additional bags you will be charged the second bag fee. Hockey/lacrosse sticks are exempt from the standard size requirements (62") but should still follow weight and other equipment guidelines.

Up to two (2) hockey or lacrosse sticks taped together will count as one checked item. Hockey sticks must be packed separately from hockey equipment. If the hockey stick/lacrosse stick is by itself and not packed in a hard-sided container or sporting bag we will put it in a garment box at check-in.

Ice skates are prohibited from your carry-on baggage, but they may be transported to your destination in your checked baggage.

Kayaks are not accepted on JetBlue flights due to size constraints and difficulty of transport.

Kite Surfing and Windsurfing boards, when properly packed to prevent damage to the board, sail, boom, related equipment and to other baggage, are accepted upon payment of applicable fee. Items weighing more than one hundred pounds (100 pounds) will not be accepted as checked baggage.They are excluded from the size limitations, but count as one bag for the purposes of the free baggage allowance.

Domestic Flights:

Kite Surfing equipment is accepted on domestic flights for a fee of $50 each way and will count as one of your checked bags.

International Flights:

Kite Surfing equipment is accepted for a fee of $50 each way and will count as one of your checked bags.

Kite Surfing equipment is accepted to all destinations EXCEPT to/from Bermuda, Santo Domingo and Santiago, Dominican Republic.

Parachutes may be checked or carried onboard if they do not contain any type of canister or cartridge and meet the size/weight requirements.

Note: Airport crewmembers may request that a parachute be unfolded in their presence. Customers traveling with a parachute are advised to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the airport's recommended arrival window.

Manual and approved battery powered scooters will be accepted for transport. Gas powered scooters are NOT accepted for transport.

A manual scooter is a razor-type scooter without a battery. It is operated by the rider physically pushing the scooter. There is no battery attached.

A battery powered scooter can be one of three types:

• razor-type scooter
• powered chair-type scooter (for disabled customers)
• Segway Personal Transporter powered by an NiMH battery pack (PT)

All three types will have nonspillable batteries, and therefore can remain attached to the scooter during transport. The battery wires will be disconnected in order to protect them from potential damage, unless the scooter design provides an effective means of preventing unintentional activation.

Regulators, Buoyancy Compensators, masks, snorkels and fins are all acceptable as either checked or carry-on baggage.

Neither full nor empty compressed gas cylinders (scuba tanks) are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage.

There is no additional charge for scuba equipment as long as the items are within size and weight limitations.

Skateboards are accepted only as a conditionally checked item at the airport.

Conditionally accepted items are accepted only at the customer's own risk. JetBlue will not be liable for damage, loss, or spoilage of conditionally accepted items.

Ski and snowboard equipment are not accepted on flights to/from the Dominican Republic.

There is no additional charge for ski and snowboard equipment; however, one item of equipment will count as one of your checked bags. Skis and snowboards are exempt from the standard size requirements (62") but should still follow weight and other equipment guidelines.

One item of ski equipment is considered:

• One pair of skis, with one pair of ski boots and one pair of ski poles. (Please note: ski boots, if packed separately from skiing equipment, must be in a ski boot bag to be considered part of the one piece of checked baggage) or
• One snowboard, with one pair of snowboard boots. (Please note: snowboard boots, if packed separately from snowboarding equipment, must be in a snow boot bag to be considered part of the one piece of checked baggage). Also note, customers will be charged an excess baggage fee if the snowboard exceeds our checked baggage weight requirements.

The equipment must be checked in at the ticket counter. All ski or snowboard equipment must be in a sturdy container for protection since we do not provide ski boxes.

What is accepted:

One surfboard per case; size and weight restrictions do not apply, except items weighing more than one hundred pounds (100 pounds) will not be accepted as checked baggage. We recommend that surfboards travel in a hard-sided (rather than soft-sided) case to prevent damage.

Domestic Flights:

Surfboards are accepted on domestic flights for a fee of $50 per board each way and will count as one of your checked bags. Excess baggage fees may apply.  

International Flights:

Surfboards are also accepted on international flights for a fee of $50 per board each way and will count as one of your checked bags. Excess baggage fees may apply. 

Surfboards are accepted to all destinations EXCEPT to/from Bermuda, *Santo Domingo and Santiago.

*Please note: Surfboards ARE accepted on flights to/from Puerto Plata, and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

A tennis racket may be carried on the aircraft and counts as one carry-on item.*

*A current Security Directive has been issued in Mexico that prohibits tennis rackets to be carried onboard any aircraft arriving or departing Mexico, including Cancun (CUN). Tennis equipment including rackets will be accepted as checked baggage only. 

Water ski equipment is not accepted on flights to/from the Dominican Republic due to checked baggage size restrictions.

There is no additional charge for water ski equipment on domestic flights; however, one item of equipment will count as one of your checked bags. Skis are exempt from the standard size requirements (62") but should still follow weight and other equipment guidelines.

One item of water skiing equipment is considered:

• one pair of water skis
• one tow rope
• one life preserver or
• one wakeboard
• One tow rope
• One life preserver

What is accepted:

One windsurfing board with an aluminum (or similar type material) wishbone style boom, one mast with a maximum length of 15 feet, one sail. Items weighing more than one hundred pounds (100 pounds) will not be accepted as checked baggage.

Domestic Flights:

Wind Surfing equipment is accepted on domestic flights for a fee of $50 each way and will count as one of your checked bags.

International Flights:

Windsurfing equipment is accepted for a fee of $50 each way and will count as one of your checked bags.

Windsurfing equipment is accepted to all destinations EXCEPT to/from Bermuda, Santo Domingo and Santiago, Dominican Republic.