Medical equipment, mobility aids and infant items
The weight of the following items does not count towards your total checked-baggage weight, and if they are oversized you won’t be charged the oversized item fee.
- Mobility aids – manual and electric wheelchairs
If you require a mobility aid such as a wheelchair or mobility scooter, you can bring one motorised mobility aid (including electric wheelchairs) and one other mobility aid for free as checked baggage.
- Assistive devices – walkers, crutches and travel oxygen
If you need to use an assistive device such as a walking frame, crutches, CPAP machine, or travel oxygen, you can bring any number of these devices for free as checked baggage.
See Mobility aids and assistive devices for full details.
- Items for infants and young children
If you’re travelling with infants or children you can bring a portable cot, highchair, booster seat, infant car seat, pram and stroller for free as checked baggage.
See Family travel for full details.
Flights with Jetstar partner airlines
If your Jetstar flight connects to or from a flight with one of our partner airlines and is on the same booking reference, the oversized item fee will not apply.
Check your itinerary for details.
Make sure when you transfer to another airline you follow their checked baggage policy.
Fragile items
The oversized item fee doesn’t provide any extra protection for your baggage.
We strongly recommend that you don’t bring any valuable or easily damaged items as part of your checked baggage, see What to leave out of your checked baggage for details.