Virgin Atlantic baggage policy and allowance

Virgin Atlantic Baggage Allowance and Fees

Are you planning to fly with Virgin Atlantic? Find solutions you need to know about Virgin Atlantic baggage allowance, fees and charges and restrictions.

Carry-On Baggage

Virgin Atlantic passengers are permitted to bring on board the aircraft one piece of cabin baggage, plus one personal item, such as a briefcase, camera bag or small backpack. Your carry-on baggage should fit into the Virgin Atlantic overhead bins or under the seat in front of you.

Carry-on baggage cannot exceed 114 centimetres in combined width, length and height; this includes any wheels and handles– with the exception of some of the musical instruments that fit in the Virgin Atlantic overhead compartment space or under-seat space available at the time of boarding.

Baggage must meet carry-on size limits of Virgin Atlantic.

Due to limited overhead space, Virgin Atlantic passengers travelling on flights with 50 seats or less are only permitted to carry one personal item on board the Virgin Atlantic aircraft.

Limits apply to certain routes. Visit the Virgin Atlantic website for more information.

CARRY-ON WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS:

No maximum weight applies to carry-on baggage.

However, this varies across airports. Visit the Virgin Atlantic website for more information.

Checked Baggage

When travelling with Virgin Atlantic, the most common fees for passengers travelling in a domestic, Virgin Atlantic may charge some of the extra fees for extra baggage the information given on Virgin Atlantic official site https://www.virginatlantic.com.

This may vary between routes. Visit the Virgin Atlantic website for more information.

Excess Baggage

When travelling with Virgin Atlantic, separate excess baggage fees are applied for each limitation you exceed size, weight and quantity. Generally, this varies between geographic regions. Please visit the Virgin Atlantic website for more information and exact fees.

Special Items

Virgin Atlantic permit a wide range of sporting equipment and special baggage on Virgin Atlantic flights. Due to the size of the baggage, some of the items may be counted as standard checked bags. However, Virgin Atlantic will be considered overweight or oversized items. As such, charges and certain restrictions will apply by Virgin Atlantic. Please visit the Virgin Atlantic website directly.

Virgin Atlantic on and bringing pets on board.

Dogs, cats and household birds (birds are only allowed on domestic UK flights) can be carried on-board for $125 one way to/ from most destinations. The fee is $200 for travel outside the UK.

The pets must fit within a carrier box that, in turn, fits under the seat in front. The carrier counts as one piece of Virgin Atlantic carry-on luggage.