Baggage Allowance

jetBlue Check-in & Boarding

USA · IATA B6

Last updated: 31 October 2026.

Check in on jetblue.com or the app up to 24 hours ahead. Cutoffs are subject to change, so check your airport.

24 hoursbefore departure when online check-in opens
45 minbag check deadline on US flights (60 from the US Virgin Islands)
60 minbag and check-in deadline on international flights (80 from Dublin)
30-45 mincheck-in deadline without bags on US flights, by airport

Cutoff times before departure

US flights

With bags
45 minutes (60 from the US Virgin Islands)
No bags, boarding pass needed
30 minutes at most airports; 45 minutes at Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Orlando, San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle, Tampa and Washington National; 60 minutes from the US Virgin Islands

International flights

With bags
60 minutes (80 from Dublin)
No bags, boarding pass needed
60 minutes (80 from Dublin)
  • Domestic passengers must be on board 15 minutes before departure, international 20, per airport pages via search.
  • Bags are accepted no more than six hours before departure.
  • If the flight shows as delayed, still arrive for the original time; the aircraft cannot wait for passengers who are not there when the doors close.

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Online check-in

  • The website and app let you check in everyone on your reservation. You can add bags, pets, wheelchairs, seats, Even More space seats, extra legroom, priority security and TrueBlue or Known Traveler numbers before checking in.
  • Adding bags more than 24 hours before departure saves USD 10 on each of the first two checked bags for flights within the US, Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, or USD 5 (or GBP/EUR 5) on transatlantic flights.
  • If online or app check-in is unavailable, check in at a kiosk or the ticket counter.

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Questions travellers ask us

When can I check in online?

24 hours before departure.

When must I check bags?

45 minutes before a US flight and 60 before an international one.

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4 questions and answers

  1. Sofia Tranberg19 January 2020
    If you haven’t already checked in online or via the JetBlue mobile app, you can check in at a kiosk using your confirmation code, passport, credit card, TrueBlue number or barcode. You can also print your boarding pass and bag tags on the spot, whether you previously checked in or not. (Don’t forget to remove old tags before applying your bag tag to checked luggage.) Have your ID ready. A crewmember will weigh and scan your bag. And you’ll be on your way! Crewmembers will always be available to assist or answer any questions.
    1. Answer
      Okay.
  2. Lawrence Patricks4 November 2019
    What are the requirements for prescription drugs such as insulin. Weight size of liquids such as shampoo.
    1. Answer

      Drugs can be taken in cabin if these are required during the flight and you have the doctor prescription with you. Shampoo and other products are not allowed more than 100 ml in cabin baggage and these too have to be kept in a separate transparent tamper evident bag for ease of inspection. 

  3. Darpan16 July 2019
    Great Information!
    1. Answer

      Thanks Mr. Darpan

  4. Arlene M Bell27 May 2019
    want to pay for my luggage now for tomorrow departure
    1. Answer

      You can add it online on the website of the jetBlue airline. Please visit the 'My Trips' section of the website for this purpose. Else this can be added at the airport counter as well