Virgin Australia Baggage Allowance

Luggage allowances for Virgin Australia depend on whether the flights are operating domestic, international short haul or international long haul.

Check in Baggage Allowance

Check in baggage allowance of Virgin Australia airlines depends on whether the airline is operating the domestic or international routes. It also depends on fare category been booked and the frequent flyer status.

Domestic Flights

International Short Haul Flights

International Long Haul Flights

a)   To/from Americas and Hong Kong

b)   Codeshare services operated by Etihad

c)   To/from South Africa operated by South African Airways

d)   Codeshare flights operated by Singapore Airlines/SilkAir:

Excess Baggage Allowance

Virgin Australia allows carriage of excess baggage but the charges have to be paid. This depends on whether it is a domestic flight, international short haul flight or international long haul flight of the carrier.

Domestic Flights

You can pre-purchase excess baggage before checking-in and avail of the discounted rates. However, if you buy it at airport, the charges are more. Both of these charges are given below:

Airport Charges for Excess baggage on Virgin Australia:

1st additional piece- $70

2nd additional piece-$90

3rd additional piece-$150

Overweight fee for each bag- $70 each

One passenger can bring up to 9 pieces of luggage, in general. Lesser number of bags would be allowed for flights of smaller airplanes, such as ATRs.

Pre-paid excess baggage charges are:

$35 for 1 additional piece, and

$70 for 2 additional pieces.

For International Short Haul flights, the excess baggage can be bought either at the airport or be pre-paid before check-in.

Pre-paid charges are given in table below:

a)   While travelling to following destinations from Australia, the charges in AUD are:

b)   When bought in other currencies and while departing from the following destinations, the charges are:

For International Long Haul flights, there is no provision to buy excess baggage by paying in advance before check-in. Travellers will have to pay at the following airport rates:

a)   To/from Americas and Hong Kong

b)   To/from other destinations

Check in Baggage Allowance for Infants on Virgin Australia

Domestic And International Short Haul flights

Infants are allowed to carry pram/stroller, car seat, baby capsule and portable cot in check in baggage on domestic flights without any charges. Children above the age of 2 are allowed to carry these items in not more than 2 numbers. The children are entitled to same baggage allowance as that of adult on Virgin Australia domestic flights.

International Long Haul flights

Besides pram/stroller, bassinet or car seat, adults travelling with infants can also having additional check in baggage allowance.

For US flights, 1 extra check in bag of up to 23 kg in economy and 32 kg in Business or Premium Economy class is allowed.

For all other destinations, an additional piece of 10 kg in check in is allowed.

Carry-on baggage of up to 7 kg weight is also allowed free for infants on these flights. The size of bag shall not be more than 115 cm in sum of dimensions.

Carry On Baggage Allowance

On domestic and international short haul flights of Virgin Australia, 7 kg carry-on baggage is allowed for every adult. You can bring:

2 pcs of small bags of linear dimension 105 cm. Or,

1 small bag plus a suit pack (185 cm linear dimensions) or garment bag (105 cm linear dimension).

Musical instruments can also be taken as carry-on luggage. Total linear dimension of 142 cm is allowed for musical instrument. This substitutes carry-on luggage of 105 cm linear dimension.

One personal item can also be carried apart from the cabin baggage allowance.

In a departure from the aviation policies being followed world over, the Australian government has allowed the following items to be carried in carry-on baggage. These are given below:

• Needles for knitting and crochet

• Fork with square-ended or round-ended tines and a non-detachable handle that is round-ended

• Blunt-ended or round-ended scissors with blades less than 6cm long

• Pointed metal nail files and nail clippers

• Disposable or safety razors

On international long haul flights of Virgin Australia

Carry-on or hand baggage allowance is 1 pc of 7 kg of dimensions 115 cm for economy or premium economy. For Business class, the allowance is 2 pc that do not exceed 115 cm in linear dimensions.