Prohibited and Permitted with Exception Items
Prohibited items in checked bags
The following items are hazardous materials or dangerous goods and are not allowed in checked bags:
- All paints, including latex, water-based, oil-based, aerosol paints, stains, varnishes, shellac, and paint thinners
- Balance gliders, hoverboards, electric skateboards, or self-balancing boards with lithium/lithium ion batteries
- Batteries that are spillable (except those on wheelchairs)¹
- Camping stoves (used)
- Chemicals
- Chlorine for pools and spas
- CO2 cartridges
- Compressed gas cylinders (including fire extinguishers, air conditioning units, etc.)
- Drones (prohibited for travel to Medellin (MDE) and Cartegena (CTG))
- Dry ice beyond allowed amounts (no more than 5.5 pounds/2.5 kilograms are allowed in either checked or carry-on bags)
- Electronic/smokeless cigarettes (must be carried in the cabin; the device must be in the "off" position and disconnected from the charging system and battery)
- Explosives
- Firearms (prohibited for travel to/from the UK, EU and Jamaica)
- Fireworks
- Flares
- Gas torches
- Gasoline
- Hydrocarbon gas refills
- Liquid bleach
- Liquid fuels
- Mace/pepper spray (prohibited per JetBlue policy)
- Magnetized materials
- Motorized tools (such as chainsaws and generators, even if they are brand new)
- Oxygen tanks
- Pesticides
- Poisons
- Radioactive materials
- Samsung Galaxy 7 Note devices under recall (per FAA guidance)
- Scuba tanks (neither full nor empty tanks are accepted)
- Smart bags and bags with integrated installed lithium batteries/power banks
- Bags with integrated or installed lithium batteries/power banks [aka, smart bags] are not permitted to be checked in unless battery is removed from the bag(s)
- Spare lithium batteries are not permitted in checked bags, but may be in carry-on bags if they meet the following criteria: the battery terminals are insulated and placed inside a protective case or plastic bag; two (2) spare batteries are permitted per customer and the battery does not exceed 160 watt hours
- Speakers over 10 inches will NOT be accepted
- Strike-anywhere matches; click here for more information on matches and lighters
- Tear gas
- Television sets
JetBlue is a Will Not Carry carrier as outlined in our OPSPEC.
Hazardous materials include, without limitation, any type of explosives, corrosives, poisons, flammable gases, liquids or solids, nonflammable compressed gases, radioactive materials, magnetized materials and oxidizing agents.
Hazardous materials include, but are not limited to:
- Air bags
- Auto battery chargers
- Auto parts with oil or fuel residues (i.e. struts, shocks)
- Chemicals
- Chlorine for pools and spas
- CO2 cartridges (except those in self-inflating life vests)
- Compressed gas cylinders (including fire extinguishers, air conditioning units, etc.)
- Dry ice (no more than 5.5 pounds/2.5 kilograms is allowed in either checked or carry-on baggage)
- Explosives
- Fireworks
- Flares
- Gas torches
- Gasoline
- Helium-filled balloons
- Lighter fluid
- Liquid bleach
- Liquid fuels
- Magnetized materials
- Oxygen tanks
- Paint (including spray paints, latex paints, water-based paints, oil-based paints, paint thinners)
- Paintball gun cylinders
- Pesticides
- Poisons
- Radioactive materials
- Scuba tanks (neither full nor empty tanks are accepted)
- Spillable batteries (except those on wheelchairs)
- Tear gas
Passengers are not permitted to carry the following articles in their hold baggage:
- Explosives and incendiary substances and devices – explosives and incendiary substances and devices capable of being used to cause serious injury or to pose a threat to the safety of aircraft, including:
- Ammunition;
- Blasting caps;
- Detonators and fuses;
- Mines, grenades and other explosive military stores;
- Fireworks and other pyrotechnics;
- Smoke-generating canisters and smoke-generating cartridges;
- Dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives.
- Explosives and incendiary substances and devices – explosives and incendiary substances and devices capable of being used to cause serious injury or to pose a threat to the safety of aircraft, including:
The Ecuadorian Authority, SENAE, has updated its baggage clearance guidelines for passengers and crew on international flights. While the general passenger baggage rules remain in effect, the updated guidance includes revised definitions and quantity limits for items considered non-taxable personal effects. These updates may affect what customers are permitted to bring in their baggage without being subject to duties or taxes, including, among others:
- Up to 3 sporting items.
- Up to 2 musical instruments.
- Up to 2 live pets, subject to applicable sanitary regulations.
- Medical equipment and assistive devices for persons with disabilities.
- Portable personal electronic devices, limited to one new and one used item per device type.
- Perfumes, creams, and personal care items within established limits.
- Nutritional supplements up to 8 kg.
- Personal medical devices and monitoring equipment.
Goods exceeding the permitted quantities, or goods that appear to be intended for commercial use, may be considered dutiable.
SENAE has also established a new limit for alcoholic beverages of up to 3 liters per adult passenger. Amounts exceeding this limit may be subject to applicable duties and taxes.Can't find your item? Be safe: visit the FAA's website for a complete list of prohibited items.
Not sure if you can bring your item? Check with the TSA.
Prohibited items in carry-on bags
Prohibited items are weapons, explosives, incendiaries, and include items that are seemingly harmless but may be used as weapons (dual-use items). You may not bring these items to security checkpoints without authorization.
If you bring a prohibited item to the checkpoint, you may be criminally and/or civilly prosecuted or, at the least, asked to rid yourself of the item. A TSA screener and/or Law Enforcement Officer will make this determination, depending on what the item is and the circumstances. Bringing a prohibited item to a security checkpoint - even accidentally - is illegal.
The following lists outline items that are prohibited in your carry-on bags. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive and is updated as necessary. To ensure everyone's security, the screener may determine an item not listed is prohibited.
- Drones (prohibited for travel to Medellin (MDE) and Cartegena (CTG))
Not sure if you can bring your item? Check with the TSA.
- Any device with a folding or retractable blade
- Box cutters
- Ice axes/ice picks
- Knives (any length, composition, or description)
- Meat cleavers
- Metal scissors with pointed tips
- Sabers
- Spare blades
- Straight razors
- Swords
- Balance gliders, hoverboards, electric skateboards, or self-balancing boards with lithium/lithium ion batteries
- Baseball bats
- Bows and arrows
- Camping stoves
- Cricket bats
- Golf clubs
- Hockey sticks
- Lacrosse sticks
- Pool cues
- Ski poles
- Spear guns
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- Axes and hatchets
- Cattle prods
- Crowbars
- Drills (including cordless portable power drills)
- Hammers
- Motorized tools (such as chainsaws and generators, even if they are brand new)
- Saws (including cordless portable power saws)
- Screwdrivers (except those in eyeglass repair kits)
- Tools (greater than seven inches in length, including but not limited to wrenches, pliers and screwdrivers)
- Wrenches and pliers
- Billy clubs
- Black jacks
- Brass knuckles
- Dog-repellent spray
- Kubatons
- Mace/pepper spray
- Martial arts weapons
- Night sticks
- Nunchakus
- Stun guns/shocking devices
- Throwing stars
- Blasting caps
- Dynamite
- Fireworks
- Flares (in any form)
- Hand grenades
- Plastic explosives
- Realistic replicas or explosives
- Aerosol (except for personal care or toiletries in limited quantities)
- Fuels
- Gasoline
- Gas torches
- Lighter fluid
- Matches (strike-anywhere matches are prohibited; up to one book of safety matches are allowed)
- MREs (self-heating Meals Ready to Eat)
- Realistic replicas of incendiaries
- Torch lighters
- Turpentine and paint thinner
- Chlorine for pools and spas
- Compressed gas cylinders (including fire extinguishers)
- Helium-filled balloons
- Liquid bleach
- Paint
- Spillable batteries
- Tear gas
Personal Air Purifiers are small, portable air cleaners worn with a neck strap and are NOT considered "medical devices." (Medical devices include portable oxygen concentrators, respirators and/or ventilators.)
Battery operated Personal Air Purifiers may not be used onboard JetBlue aircraft at any time (while the aircraft is parked at the gate, during taxi, take-off, enroute to the Customer’s destination, or upon landing.) Personal Air Purifiers brought onboard by Customers should always be placed in the "OFF" position.
In addition, battery operated Personal Air Purifiers are prohibited from checked bags.
Customers may not bring aerosols, liquids or gels of any kind onboard the aircraft in their carry-on bags if they do not meet the requirements described below. This includes all beverages, shampoo, suntan lotion, creams, toothpaste, hair gel, and other items of similar consistency. Items that do not meet the following specifications must be packed in checked bags.
Without prejudice to applicable safety rules, passengers are not permitted to carry the following articles into security restricted areas and on board an aircraft:
a. Guns, firearms and other devices that discharge projectiles – devices capable, or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury by discharging a projectile, including:
- Firearms of all types, such as pistols, revolvers, rifles and shotguns;
- Toy guns, replicas and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons;
- Component parts of firearms, excluding telescopic sights;
- Compressed air and CO2 guns, such as pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns;
- Signal flare pistols and starter pistols;
- Bows, cross bows and arrows;
- Harpoon guns and spear guns;
- Slingshots and catapults.
b. Stunning devices – devices designed specifically to stun or immobilise, including:
- Devices for shocking, such as stun guns, Tasers and stun batons; Animal stunners and animal killers;
- Disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as mace, pepper sprays, capsicum sprays, tear gas, acid sprays and animal repellent sprays.
c. Objects with a sharp point or sharp edge – objects with a sharp point or sharp edge capable of being used to cause serious injury, including:
- Items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatchets and cleavers;
- Ice axes and ice picks;
- Razor blades;
- Box cutters;
- Knives with blades of more than 6cm;
- Scissors with blades of more than 6cm as measured from the fulcrum;
- Martial arts equipment with a sharp point or sharp edge;
- Swords and sabres.
d. Workmen’s tools – tools capable of being used either to cause serious injury or to threaten the safety of aircraft, including:
- Crowbars;
- Drills and drill bits, including cordless portable power drills;
- Tools with a blade or a shaft of more than 6cm capable of use as a weapon, such as screwdrivers and chisels;
- Saws, including cordless portable power saws;
- Blowtorches;
- Bolt guns and nail guns.
e. Blunt instruments – objects capable of being used to cause serious injury when used to hit, including:
- Baseball and softball bats;
- Clubs and batons, such as billy clubs, blackjacks and night sticks;
- Martial arts equipment.
f. Explosives and incendiary substances and devices – explosives and incendiary substances and devices capable, or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury or to pose a threat to the safety of aircraft, including:
- Ammunition;
- Blasting caps;
- Detonators and fuses;
- Replica or imitation explosive devices;
- Mines, grenades and other explosive military stores;
- Fireworks and other pyrotechnics;
- Smoke-generating canisters and smoke-generating cartridges;
- Dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives.
Permitted items
3-1-1 for carry-on bags = 3.4 oz/100 ml bottle or less; one quart-sized, clear, plastic, zip-top bag; one bag per customer placed in screening bin. One quart-sized bag per person limits the total liquid volume each traveler can bring. The 3.4 oz/100 ml container size requirement 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 one-quart (one-liter) sized 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, taken out of the carry-on bag and placed in a security bin.
- Be informed about alcohol guidelines
Please note: liquids, gels, and aerosols include beverages, shampoo, suntan lotion, creams, toothpaste, hair gel, hair spray, and other items of similar consistency.
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 one-quart (one-liter) sized plastic bag and/or the size of the containers exceed travel size (3.4 oz/100 ml):
- 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.
- 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.
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 performs the following:
- Separate these items from the liquids, gels, and aerosols in your quart-size and zip-top bag.
- Declare you have the items to a Security Officer at the security checkpoint.
- 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 or juice in their carry-on needed to reach their destination.
Customers are permitted to take onboard the aircraft duty-free items, liquids, gels, and/or aerosols purchased inside the sterile area onboard the aircraft once they have gone through the security checkpoint.
Please note: On international flights, including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, customers with duty-free purchases are allowed to carry a reasonable amount onboard the aircraft. Limitations vary based on the customer’s final destination.
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.
- Corkscrews
- Curling irons (butane curling irons are accepted provided the butane cannot be removed)
- Cuticle cutters
- Dry ice (no more than 5.5 pounds/2.5 kilograms are allowed in either checked or carry-on bags)
- Electronic cigarettes (device must be in "off" position, disconnected from charging station and battery)
- 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 bags)
- 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)
- Self-inflating life vests when equipped with no more than two small nonflammable gas cartridges, two spare cartridges, and packed to prevent accidental activation
- 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 weapons
- Transformer robots
- Tweezers
- Umbrellas
- Walking canes
- Camcorders
- Cameras and Camera Equipment: the checked-bags screening equipment will damage undeveloped film. We recommend that you put undeveloped film and cameras containing undeveloped film in your carry-on bag, or take your checked bag containing the undeveloped film to the checkpoint and ask the screener to conduct a hand inspection.
- Laptop computers
- Pagers
- Portable electronic devices (phones, tablets, etc.) must be set to a non-transmitting mode (i.e. airplane mode)
- Portable video game devices
- Speakers/Amplifier (Verisk 3E will need to be contacted by JetBlue so they can determine the magnet size; speakers/amplifiers over 10 inches will NOT be accepted).
- Smart bags with integrated installed lithium batteries/power banks
- Bags with integrated or installed lithium batteries/power banks (aka, smart bags) are not permitted to be checked in unless battery is removed from the bag.
- Spare lithium batteries are not permitted in checked bags, but may be in carry-on bags if they meet the following criteria:
- The battery terminals are insulated and placed inside a protective case or plastic bag
- Two spare batteries are permitted per Customer and the battery does not exceed 160 watt hours
Due to the possibility of a fire, all batteries for electronic devices must be packed in the original retail package or wrapped in insulating tape to prevent loose batteries from coming into contact with metal objects, causing a short circuit.
Please note: Lithium batteries should be packed in carry-on bags, not checked bags, to protect the battery from getting crushed or punctured during the flight.Lithium Batteries in Devices
JetBlue will accept consumer electronic and medical devices (watches, calculators, cameras, cellular phones, laptop computers, camcorders, hearing aids, etc.) containing lithium cells or batteries when carried by customers or crewmembers in carry-on bags (with the exception of mobility devices, which can be checked in). Portable electronic devices in checked bags must be turned off and prevented from accidental activation.
Spare lithium cells and batteries for these devices will only be accepted in carry-on bags and are prohibited in checked bags. When a carry-on bag is checked at the gate or at planeside, all spare lithium batteries must be removed from the bag and kept with the customer in the aircraft cabin.
See https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe for a complete list of acceptable batteries and how to properly pack them.We know how important your medication is to you.
There's no limit to the number of assistive devices you can bring onboard the aircraft as either a carry-on or checked item. Assistive devices will not be considered as part of the carry-on or checked bag limit; however, they are subject to carry-on size and weight restrictions.
Assistive devices include (but are not limited to):
- Car seats (Special)
- Crutches
- Canes
- Child carriers/backpack carriers (Special)
- Walkers
- Braces/prosthesis
- Wheelchair
- Wheelchair batteries
- Strollers (Special)*
- Breast pump (Special)
- POC and CPAP machines
- Crate for SVAN or ESAN
*Pet strollers are not considered an assistive device
Assistive devices will need to fit in the overhead bins to be brought on board. If they don't, 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 bag claim.
JetBlue will accept assistive devices with batteries as a checked bag as well as onboard the cabin. Assistive devices with batteries include respirators, CPAP machines, portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) 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.
The FAA provides guidance for safely bringing your assistive devices.
Note: 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,” or completely enclosed in a case. If a battery is not labeled "non-spillable" or completely enclosed in a case, 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.
JetBlue welcomes medical devices on board to make your travel more comfortable.
Portable electronic personal ventilators, respirators, CPAP and bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines may be carried and used on board JetBlue, in accordance with specific FAA guidelines.
Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC) are welcome on JetBlue flights.
OPDs are assistive devices 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.
You're not limited in the amount or volume of the items below that you may bring in your carry-on bag(s). However, if the medically-necessary items exceed 3.4 ounces or are not contained in a one-quart sized, 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 customers 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.
Power banks
Portable chargers or power banks are not permitted in checked bags, but may be in carry-on bags if it meets the following criteria:
- The power bank must not exceed exceed a 100Wh rating.
- No more than two power banks may be carried per person.
- Power banks must be stored under the seat and must not be stored in the overhead bin.
- Must not be recharged while onboard the aircraft.
- Must not be used to recharge a portable electronic device while onboard the aircraft.
- Must be individually protected to prevent short circuits when not in use.
Items permitted in checked bags
Some items are permitted only with specific guidelines or exceptions. Please check individually for details.
When using a bag lock, make sure you have a TSA-approved lock for your bag. Not sure where to get one? Try these websites to find TSA-accepted locks:
Inverters are permitted for travel in both checked or carry-on bags as long as:
- The battery is below 100 watts
- The inverter is in the "off" position
- Precautions are taken to prevent activation
- No other personal electronic devices are connected to the inverter
The inverter may not be used during the flight.
All portable electronic devices allowed for transport in checked baggage (including smartphones and other devices) should be turned off and protected from accidental activation.
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The most common type of battery is a lead acid battery. These are known as "spillable" batteries because they are filled with highly corrosive fluid that may leak out of the battery if not handled properly. A gel-cell battery is considered "non-spillable" since the gel will not leak out of the battery.