No person may carry a weapon (concealed or unconcealed) while on board a JetBlue aircraft, except for state, municipal, or county law enforcement officers on duty status, or a federal law enforcement officer traveling on or off duty. Firearms, shooting equipment and related items will be accepted only as checked bags and are subject to specific conditions outlined below.
Laws regarding the carrying of firearms vary by local, state (including U.S. territories), and international governments. It is the responsibility of the customer carrying a firearm to know and adhere to all local requirements.
For international travel, please check with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, foreign embassies and consulates in the United States for your destination country before you travel. Certain restrictions apply for each country.
Not sure if you can bring your item? Check with the TSA.
Restrictions
Firearms and ammunition will not be accepted when traveling to Europe (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), Honduras, or Jamaica. Exceptions for these restrictions are made for U.S. Law Enforcement, United Nations and country officials who possess proper credentials and authorization from the host country governments to transport firearms and/or ammunition.
Checking a firearm or shooting equipment
- You must be 18 years of age to check a firearm.
- One piece of shooting equipment will count as a checked bag.
- Firearms must be unloaded and locked in a hard-sided container specifically designed for the firearm, and in a separate container from any ammunition.
- Only the customer should retain the key or combination to the lock.
- JetBlue will not accept any firearm case that cannot be locked.
- Customers should remain present during screening at the ticket counter to take the key back after the container is cleared. Once TSA confirms that criteria has been met, the firearm may be placed in your checked bag.
- All firearm containers with designed lock area(s) must have a lock placed in all of the designed lock area(s).
- All firearms must be declared by reading and signing the Firearms Unloaded Declaration tag before checking the container.
- Pistol cases may be available for purchase by cash or credit card at any JetBlue ticket counter for a nonrefundable fee of $65. Quantities are limited.
- BB guns, air guns, pellet guns and realistic replicas of firearms are also considered as shooting equipment and are subject to the same requirements and restrictions.
- 1 rifle case containing no more than 2 rifles with or without scopes, one shooting net, noise suppressors, and a small rifle tool set.
- 1 shotgun case containing no more than 2 shotguns.
- 1 pistol case containing no more than 4 pistols.
Ammunition
- Ammunition will not be permitted in carry-on or checked baggage on international flights.
- Ammunition must be packaged in a fiber (such as cardboard), wood or metal box specifically designed for carrying small amounts of ammunition.
- Ammunition must be housed in a separate container that is completely separate and distinct from the firearms locked box. It may be in the same checked bag as the firearms box as long as everything is packaged properly.
- Ammunition is limited to 11 pounds per customer.