Traveling with Lap Infants

Customers traveling with a lap infant may add this information to their reservation when booking online at jetblue.com. If you would like to add a lap infant to an existing reservation, please contact JetBlue.

All customers, including lap infants, are required to have a valid passport for international travel. Customers will be required to present the infant's passport to a JetBlue crewmember prior to boarding any international flight.  

Customers traveling with lap infants and departing from an international destination (Exception: Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands) to the U.S. will be assessed an infant fee. Please note the infant fees vary based upon international point of origin. Should you be traveling roundtrip, the fee is only assessed when flying from the international city to the U.S. 

Children traveling with an adult other than a parent or legal guardian must have a notarized letter of authorization. 

Every country requires special documentation. We recommend contacting the nearest embassy/consulate for more information. 

A child between the ages of three days old until their second birthday is considered a lap infant. There is no cost to add lap infants to a reservation. If the child's second birthday between the outbound and return flight we recommend purchasing two one-way flights, as a seat will need to be purchased for the return flight.

Proof of age is required. Valid forms of proof are: 

• Passport
• Birth Certificate
  • Copies on domestic travel are accepted
• Immunization Record

Infants between three and 14 days old must also have, in the form of a letter, their doctor's approval to travel.

• Infants must be traveling with an adult customer at least 14 years or older.
• The infant must sit on the adult's lap during takeoff and landing. 
• One lap infant per adult is allowed.  
• Lap infants may not be seated in emergency exit rows.  
• Each row has a group of seats on either side of the aisle. Only one lap infant is allowed per group of seats due to the number of available oxygen masks. 
  • Adults traveling with two lap infants could be seated in the same row as long as they are on opposite sides of the aisle.  
• In cases of flights that are extended over-water flights, due to the number of spare life vests, JetBlue may have to limit the number of lap infants on the flight.
• Car seats and child restraint systems are allowed in Mint seats only on A321 Classic Mint (32S) aircraft. They are not permitted in Mint seats on A321 NEO Mint (3NS) or A321 LR (3NL) aircraft.

You can bring:

• One diaper bag
• One stroller
• One car seat

Lap infants do not qualify for any checked baggage allowance.

Checking a child safety seat will not count towards your checked baggage allowance and there is no fee assessed; however, playpens, wagons, and other infant beds will count as a checked bag and must meet size and weight requirements. View information on FAA-approved infant/child safety seats.