Baggage Notice

Effective 2026-09-08. Version 3.5.

This notice applies when you search for or purchase a flight or an optional baggage service through Jetvala.

Baggage fees may apply

Every fare on Jetvala shows this notice on the first screen where you see a price, because airline baggage fees are not included in the ticket price unless the fare says so (14 CFR 399.85). Before you pay, we show the free allowance for carry-on and checked bags for the fare you picked. Your confirmation email repeats the allowance and links to the airline's baggage fee page.

How to read the allowance

• Personal item. A small item that fits under the seat, such as a purse or laptop bag. Whether it is included depends on the fare rules displayed for your itinerary.
• Carry-on. A bag for the overhead bin. Whether it is included, and what it costs at booking or at the gate, depends on the fare rules and airline conditions displayed for your itinerary.
• Checked bags. Whether the first checked bag is included, and the fees for additional, overweight (over 50 lb or 23 kg) or oversized (over 62 linear inches or 158 cm) bags, depend on the fare rules and airline conditions displayed for your itinerary. The allowance and the fee shown for your fare are what apply to you.

We show the allowance exactly as the airline reports it to us. Where an airline does not send us allowance data, we say so and link you to the airline's page rather than guessing.

Which airline's rules apply

For an itinerary whose ultimate ticketed origin or destination is a point in the United States, US Department of Transportation rules require that the baggage allowances and fees that apply at the beginning of the itinerary apply throughout the itinerary, including any interline segments (14 CFR 399.87). On a code-share flight within such an itinerary, the marketing carrier's baggage allowances and fees apply throughout, to the extent they differ from the operating carrier's. The marketing carrier is the airline whose flight number appears on your ticket, which may differ from the airline operating the aircraft. We show the operating carrier next to every segment.

For itineraries that neither begin nor end in the United States, the rule above does not apply. The baggage rules that govern each segment are the ones the airlines have agreed between themselves (usually the IATA "most significant carrier" method), and we show them on the fare rules panel as the airline reports them to us.

For itineraries with separate tickets, each ticket has its own baggage rules and you may need to collect and recheck bags between flights.

Buying bags

You can add checked bags during checkout where the airline lets us sell them, and the price will be shown before you confirm. Adding a bag is always your choice; nothing is pre-selected. Whether a bag costs less when bought in advance than at the airport depends on the airline's conditions for your itinerary; compare the price shown at checkout with the airline's fee page if you are unsure. If you cancel voluntarily, a bag fee is generally not refunded. A bag fee must be refunded when the bag service is not provided through no fault of yours (for example the flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you do not travel) and when a checked bag is lost or significantly delayed and you file a Mishandled Baggage Report with the airline that operated your last flight (14 CFR 260.4 and 260.5). Section 6 of our Refund and Cancellation Policy explains the delay thresholds and who pays.

Special items and restrictions

Sports equipment, musical instruments, medical devices, mobility aids and infant items each have their own airline rules. Wheelchairs and other assistive devices fly free under 14 CFR Part 382. Lithium batteries, power banks and certain liquids are restricted by the TSA and by the airline. Check the airline's dangerous goods page before you pack.

Lost, delayed or damaged bags

Report the problem to the airline at the airport before you leave the baggage hall and keep your bag tag receipt. The airline is responsible for compensation under its contract of carriage and, for international flights, the Montreal Convention. We will help you file and follow up on a claim.

Questions

Message us on WhatsApp at +1 973-392-2785 or email support@jetvala.com. Our baggage guide has airline-by-airline details.