Checked and excess baggage

One medically required wheelchair, per guest, will be carried at no extra charge.

The device must be transported in the cargo compartment.

Braces, crutches, walkers and canes, along with other assistive devices, will also be permitted free of charge.

Please see assistive devices for more information.

The dimensions of checked baggage must be within 157 total centimeters or 62 total inches and not weighing more than 23 kilograms or 50 pounds.

Any checked bag exceeding the size or weight allowance is subject to all applicable oversized weight and size restrictions and fees.

If you're travelling with overweight or oversized baggage, we recommend that you arrive 30 minutes prior to the recommended check-in times to allow time for screening.

Oversized and overweight baggage

• All cremation containers will be X-rayed. Documentation from a funeral home does not provide exemption to the screening requirement.
• The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority recommends that cremated remains be transported in temporary containers (such as those made from plastic, cardboard or cloth) as these containers are more likely to scan clearly and pass security screening. Please note: screening officers are not permitted to open a cremation container, and will not inspect the contents if you open it yourself.
• Containers that do not pass security screening as carry-on baggage will not be accepted as checked baggage.
• For more information please visit catsa.gc.ca

Lap-held infant
Two pieces of child/infant equipment (infant restraint system, playpen or stroller) are permitted at no charge and can be checked at the gate as you board. No substitutions, e.g. a wagon or stroller wagon, are permitted.

Fare-paying child/infant
One piece of child/infant equipment (approved restraint system (car seat), playpen or stroller) will be permitted at no charge in addition to the checked baggage allowance for the fare class booked. No substitutions, e.g. a wagon or stroller wagon, are permitted.

WestJet only allows infant and child restraint systems approved by Transport Canada or the Federal Aviation Administration to be used on board the aircraft. For details on non-acceptable and acceptable infant and child restraint systems, please see approved restraint systems (car seats).

WestJet will review requests for one piece of checked baggage containing humanitarian aid (departing Canada) or return of one rescue animal (to Canada) per guest.

Request a fee waiver for humanitarian baggage.

In spite of our best efforts, baggage may sometimes be delayed or go missing. Should this occur, one of the best ways to help ensure you and your belongings are reunited is to attach a tag with your name and contact information, clearly, to each bag.

It's also a good idea to place your contact information inside your baggage. You can place a business card or our WestJet guest information form in a visible spot.

We recommend that whenever your medical equipment fits within the carry-on baggage dimensions you take it as carry-on baggage. Medication should be packed in your personal item.  Although we do not charge a fee for medical equipment, most portable medical devices (PMEDs) must be approved for air travel as they contain batteries which are classified as dangerous goods. Please review the Medical equipment and medication page well in advance of when you intend to travel to be sure these items arrive safely.

WestJet waives checked baggage fee(s)* for active or veteran Canadian military personnel.

Any military personnel travelling for business or personal reasons can do so with a maximum of four bags on WestJet flights and a maximum of three bags on WestJet Encore flights at no additional charge. We will not charge overweight and/or oversized baggage fee(s) fee(s) for military personnel; however, baggage exceeding our maximum permitted size or weight will not be accepted as guest baggage and must be shipped via cargo (all applicable fees apply).

Please be aware of the following military identification we accept, and what you must produce before you board your flight:

• A CFOne card with "CF" or "V"
• Certificate of Service (CF 54 or CF 75) from any branch of the Canadian military
• Discharge certificate from any branch of the Canadian military
• DND ID card for National Defense (NDI 20)
• Record of Service Card (NDI 75)
• Statement of Service from any branch of the Canadian military
• Valid DND temporary ID card (NDI 10)
• National Association of Federal Retirees with “Canadian Armed Forces Veteran” stated on the card.

WestJet also waives the baggage fees* for active military personnel from other countries who show valid military identification.

* Note: To have your baggage fee(s) waived, WestJet must be the marketing and operating carrier on the entire journey.

This exemption does not extend to:

• Current Department of National Defence (DND) public servants and their families
• Serving and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and their families
• Other members of first-response agencies, peace officers, etc.
• Current staff of Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) and their families
• Current staff of Defence Construction Canada (DCC) and their families
• Current staff of Communications Securities Establishment (CSE) and their families
• Honourary Colonels/Captains(N), Lieutenant Colonels/Commanders and their families
• Former Staff of the Non-Public Funds, Canadian Forces with a pension and their families
• Former Staff of Department of National Defence (DND) with a pension and their families
• Family members of the Staff of the Non-Public Funds (NPF), Canadian Forces (CF)
• Family members of the Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC)

If you are travelling with one of our airline partners, the baggage policies of the other carrier may apply. Please be sure to familiarize yourself with the fees for your journey by visiting our airline partners page. Fees are collected on a one-way basis by the airline operating the first flight for each direction of your journey.