Permitted Carry-on Items

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» Assistive devices as carry-ons or checked baggage
» Medical Devices
» Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Machines (CPAP)
» Bringing Batteries for Electronic Devices
» Orthopedic Positioning Devices
» Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC)
» Carry-on Bags for Travelers with Disabilities or Medical Conditions
» Bringing food through the security checkpoint

 
Information on the 3-1-1 Directive

3-1-1 for carry-on baggage = 3.4 oz / 100 ml bottle or less; 1 quart-sized, clear, plastic, zip-top bag; 1 bag per Customer placed in screening bin. One-quart bag per person limits the total liquid volume each traveler can bring. 3.4 oz / 100 ml container size is a security measure.

Customers are prohibited from taking liquids, gels, and/or aerosols past the airport security screening checkpoint EXCEPT:

  • one clear transparent, resealable 1 quart (1 liter) size plastic bag containing liquids, gels, and aerosols in travel size containers (3.4 oz./100 ml capacity) or less per container.
  • The contents of the plastic bag must fit comfortably and the plastic bag must be completely sealed, be taken out of the carry-on bag and placed in a security bin

Please note: liquids, gels, and aerosols include beverages, shampoo, suntan lotion, creams, toothpaste, hair gel, hair spray, and other items of similar consistency.

Liquid Exemptions (exempt items more than 3.4 ounces / 100 ml)

Customers may have the following items, but must declare them to TSA at the security checkpoint if the items are not contained in a clear transparent resealable 1 quart (1 liter) size plastic bag and/or the size of the containers exceed travel size (3.4 oz  / 100 ml):

  • Baby formula or milk (to include breast milk), baby food and/or juice in containers if a baby or small child is traveling
  • Medications (liquid, gel, and aerosol)
  • Liquids (to include juice) or gels for diabetic or other medical needs
  • Items used to augment the body for medical or cosmetic reasons such as mastectomy products, prosthetic breasts, bras or shells containing gels, saline solution, or other liquids; and,
  • Gels or frozen liquids needed to cool disability or medically-related items used by persons with disabilities or medical conditions.

Customers may be subjected to a secondary screening if they enter the screening checkpoint with liquids, gels, and aerosols on their person or in their carry-on bag.

Traveling with Formula, Breast Milk, or Juice

When carrying formula, breast milk, or juice through the checkpoint, customers will be inspected, however, the customer or their baby or toddler will not be asked to test or taste breast milk, formula, or juice. The TSA Security Officers may test liquid exemptions (exempt items more than 3.4 ounces / 100 ml) for explosives.

When traveling with a child, in the absence of suspicious activity or items, greater than 3.4 ounces of baby formula, breast milk, or juice are permitted through the security checkpoint in reasonable quantities for the duration of the customer's itinerary, if the customer perform the following:

  1. Separate these items from the liquids, gels, and aerosols in your quart-size and zip-top bag.
  2. Declare you have the items to one of our Security Officers at the security checkpoint.
  3. Present these items for additional inspection once reaching the X-ray. These items are subject to additional screening.

Customers are encouraged to travel with only as much formula, breast milk, or juice in their carry-on needed to reach your destination.

Duty Free Items

Customers are permitted to take onboard the aircraft Duty Free items, liquids, gels, and/or aerosols purchased inside the sterile area once they have gone through the security checkpoint.

Please allow additional time for check in at the airport to allow sufficient time to go through the security checkpoint.

Customers may send questions directly to TSA at the following email address: tsa-contactcenter@dhs.gov

To view/print out the TSA Travel Tips brochure (PDF file), please click on this link.

For further information on the 3-1-1 Security Directive, please click on this link.


Personal Items Permitted in Carry-on Bags
  • Cigar Cutters
  • Corkscrews
  • Curling irons (butane curling irons are accepted provided the butane cannot be removed)
  • Cuticle Cutters
  • Dry ice (no more than 4.4 pounds is allowed in carry-on baggage)
  • Eyeglass Repair Tools (including screwdrivers)
  • Eyelash Curlers
  • Hair Curlers (Curlers containing hydrocarbon gas are accepted at one set per person provided the safety cover is securely fitted over the heating element.
  • Gas refills for such curlers are not permitted in checked or carry-on baggage.)
  • Knives, only round-bladed butter or plastic
  • Nail Clippers
  • Nail Files
  • Needles (knitting, crochet and needlepoint)
  • Safety Matches (1 book)
  • Safety Razors (including disposable razors)
  • Scissors - plastic or metal with blunt tips
  • Toiletries with aerosols, in limited quantities (hairspray,deodorant, etc.)
  • Tools (seven inches or less in length including but not limited to wrenches, pliers and screwdrivers)
  • Toy Transformer Robots
  • Toy Weapons
  • Tweezers
  • Umbrellas
  • Walking Canes

Electronic Devices Permitted in Carry-on Bags
  • Camcorders
  • Cameras and Camera Equipment: the checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film. We recommend that you put undeveloped film and cameras containing undeveloped film in your carry-on baggage, or take your checked baggage containing the undeveloped film to the checkpoint and ask the screener to conduct a hand inspection.
  • Laptop Computers
  • Mobile Phones
  • Pagers
  • Personal Data Assistants (PDAs)

Medication Permitted in Carry-on Bags

All medications in any form or type (for instance, pills, injectables, or homeopathic) and associated supplies (syringes, sharps disposal container, pre-loaded syringes, jet injectors, pens, infusers, etc.) are allowed in carry-ons once they have been pre-screened at the security checkpoint. Atropens, an auto-injection system that can help treat many emergency conditions (low heart rate, breathing problems, and excess saliva related to insecticide, nerve gas or mushroom poisoning) are also allowed.

Medications should be labeled so they are identifiable.

All vital medicines, including insulin, pills and/or other prescribed medication must be hand carried. We recommend all medication is carried in the original prescription container when possible.

JetBlue cannot assume liability for any medical complications and/or expenses incurred as a result of any medication not available for use while en route.

JetBlue will not carry persons who require medical oxygen onboard. Due to safety reasons, we do not permit any type of oxygen to be brought on the aircraft nor do we supply medical oxygen onboard.

Refrigerators are not available for storage; however, you may carry on a small insulated cooler that meets the carry-on requirements.


Assistive devices as carry-ons or checked baggage

There is no limit to the amount of assistive devices you can bring onboard the aircraft. Assistive devices will not be considered as part of the carry-on or checked baggage limit; however, they are subject to carry-on size and weight restrictions.

Assistive devices include (but are not limited to):

  • Car seats
  • Crutches
  • Cane
  • Walker
  • Braces/Prosthesis
  • Wheelchair
  • Wheelchair Batteries
  • Strollers

Most assistive devices will fit in the overhead bins. If not, we can gate-check it, and it will be one of the first items brought to the jetbridge. You may also request to pick it up at baggage claim.

JetBlue will accept assistive devices with batteries as checked baggage as well as onboard the cabin. Assistive devices with batteries include respirators, CPAP machines, portable oxygen concentrators and ventilators. JetBlue will allow qualified individuals with a disability who are using personal respirators/ventilators to bring their equipment, including non-spillable batteries onboard the aircraft.

Batteries used for assistive devices are required to be non-spillable and the outer packaging must be plainly and durably marked “NONSPILLABLE” or “NON-SPILLABLE BATTERY.” If a battery is not labeled non-spillable, crewmembers must treat the battery as a spillable battery. Crewmembers will apply the acceptance procedures for spillable batteries as required under the FAA safety regulations.


Medical Devices

If powered by a nonspillable battery, the following items may be used during the flight for health or medical reasons.

  • Hearing aids
  • Inhalers
  • Insulin pumps
  • Pacemakers

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Machines (CPAP)

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Machines are accepted in carry-on bags and allowed for onboard use.


Bringing Batteries for Electronic Devices

Due to the possiblity of a fire, all batteries for electronic devices should be packed in its original retail package and wrapped in insulating tape to prevent loose batteries from coming into contact with metal objects.

Please note: Lithium batteries should be packed in carry-on, not checked, baggage to protect the battery from getting crushed or punctured during the flight.


Orthopedic Positioning Devices

OPDs are assistive devices are used by Customers with disabilities in order to support themselves in such a way that the aircraft's seatbelt can be used as an effective and primary method of restraint. The use of this type of OPD is appropriate and permitted on aircraft and is not prohibited by current regulations.

OPDs are devices or supportive braces that are designed and used to help support and position a person who has:

    • Significant postural asymmetries of the pelvis, trunk, and or hips that lack flexibility
    • Significant hyper or hypotonia, plasticity, or mixed athetoid dysfunctions
    • Absent or impaired sensation in an area of contact with a seating surface
    • Past history of, or current pressure ulcer, on an area of contact with a seating surface

OPD Usage Requirements:

  • The OPD must be equipped with internal restraints to position a person in the device to provide that person security and support.
  • The OPD must not attach to the seat, but must be properly positioned in order to use the existing aircraft seatbelt as the primary restraint device.
  • The aircraft seatbelt must secure around the person using the OPD and provide the primary method of restraint.
  • An OPD may be used in any seat except an exit row, provided it does not block any Customer's exit from the aircraft.
  • The OPD is not intended to be identified, sold or used as a child restraint system.

There must be a medical need for the Customer to use the OPD. This can come from observation of the Customer or credible verbal assurance from them or their attendant.

Please note: we do not have OPDs available at the airport.


Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC)

An oxygen concentrator is a machine that takes normal room air and, using a series of sieves, filters, and a compressor, removes nitrogen from the air, increasing the oxygen content of the resulting air to up to 96%.

Note: An oxygen concentrator is not to be confused with compressed oxygen which is prohibited on any JetBlue aircraft.

Specific models of oxygen concentrators are approved for onboard use as long as the customer meets the following requirements:

Link for Portable Oxygen Concentrators (POC) requirements


Carry-on Bags for Travelers with Disabilities or Medical Conditions

You are not limited in the amount or volume of the items below that you may bring in your carry-on baggage. However, if the medically-necessary items exceed 3.4 ounces or are not contained in a one-quart, zip-top plastic bag, you MUST declare it at the security checkpoint for further inspection.

The following items are permitted in your carry-on bag:

  • All prescription and over-the-counter medications (liquids, gels, and aerosols) including KY jelly, eye drops, and saline solution for medical purposes
  • Liquids including water, juice, or liquid nutrition or gels for passengers with a disability or medical condition
  • Life-support and life-sustaining liquids such as blood products
  • Items used to augment the body for medical or cosmetic reasons such as mastectomy products, prosthetic breasts, bras or shells containing gels, saline solution, or other liquids
  • Gels or frozen liquids needed to cool disability- or medically-related items used by persons with disabilities or medical conditions.
Declared liquid/gel medications and other liquids/gels for disabilities and medical conditions must be kept separate from all other property submitted for x-ray screening.

Bringing food through the security checkpoint

Food
All food must go through the X-ray machine. Please do NOT bring food to the security checkpoint unwrapped.

Food must be wrapped or in a container. Unpeeled natural foods like fruit are okay, but half-eaten fruits must be wrapped.

 


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