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FAA Approved Infant/Child Safety Seats

JetBlue allows the use of FAA-approved infant safety seats secured to standardpassenger seats. Safety seats must have the appropriate manufacturer's label.

Child restraint systems manufactured between January 1, 1981 and February 25, 1985 must have one of the following labels:

• "This child restraint system conforms to all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards."
• "This restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft."

Seats manufactured after February 26, 1985 must have an additional label which reads:

• "This restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft."

Booster-type seats, vest and harness-type child restraint systems, lap-held child restraints or seats manufactured before January 1, 1981 are not acceptable.



Infants and children may occupy a seat with or without a child restraint system. If the infant is not in a child restraint system, they must be able to sit upright. Use of booster seats, harness and vest restraints will not be allowed during the movement on surface, takeoff or landing, unless it is an FAA-approved device.

If checking a safety seat, it will not count as one of your checked bags and there is no fee assessed.

Child aviation restraint systems (CARES) are also certified by the FAA for use during all phases of flight including taxiing, takeoff, landing and during periods of turbulence. CARES is a belt-and-buckle device that attaches directly to the aircraft seatbelt. It is designed for children over one year old, weighing between 22 and 44 pounds.

Please note, JetBlue does not provide safety seats, child aviation restraint systems, nor the bags/boxes to cover them.

In addition, the following guidelines will be observed:

• an infant safety seat cannot occupy an exit row seat nor an aisle seat.
• an infant safety seat should be placed in a window seat; it may be placed in a middle seat as long as the window seat remains empty.
• infant safety seats may not be placed between two individuals.
• only one lap infant will be assigned per row of seats on each side of the aircraft.
• any infant seat used during flight must remain secured to the passenger seat at all times, even when unoccupied.

Customers traveling with lap children are required to call 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583) to provide JetBlue with the name and birthdate of the lap child.

A child between the ages of three days old until their second birthday is considered a lap child and does not need to pay for a seat.

Once a child has their second birthday, they are no longer considered a lap child and a seat must be purchased in order for them to travel. If the child has their second birthday between the outbound and return flight, a seat will need to be purchased for the return flight.

Customers traveling with a lap child could be asked for proof of age, such as a passport, birth certificate (copies are acceptable for domestic travel) or an immunization record when the infant's age is questionable.

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, and the infant must sit on the adult's lap during takeoff.

One lap child per adult is allowed. Due to the number of oxygen masks per row, only one lap child is allowed per row of three seats. 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 children on the flight.

A lap child may bring one diaper bag and one stroller and car seat. They do not qualify for the checked baggage allowance.



SOURCE: JetBlue Airlines Copyright © 2008 JetBlue Airlines. All rights reserved. Babies Travel Lite does not guarentee the accuracy of the information contained herein. Please visit jetblue.com to verify that the information is still current.