Virgin Atlantic Airways is a British airline based out of Crawley, England. The airline commenced operations in 1984 and currently has three main bases: Gatwick Airport, London Heathrow Airport, and Manchester Airport. The airline has a fleet of 40+ aircraft that fly to over 30 destinations, mainly in the United Kingdom and United States.
Online check-in
Online check-in is available from 24 hours up to 2 hours before scheduled flight departure. With your booking reference and passport you can print your boarding pass from home and proceed directly to the airport security control if you are traveling with hand baggage only or drop checked luggage off at the Virgin Atlantic Bag Drop.
Exceptions: online check-in is not available on flights departing from Havana or Tobago.
Passengers flying out of Manchester and London Gatwick airports can download a Mobile Boarding Pass to their mobile phone and use it at designated airport touch points.
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Flying Club is Virgin Atlantic's loyalty programme where members can earn miles to spend on flights, upgrades, and more. Thereare three membership levels: Flying Club Red, Silver, and Gold.
Virgin Atlantic Flight Status
You can check your Virgin Atlantic flight status online by route and date.
Hand baggage allowance
The maximum dimensions for all hand luggage is 23 x 36 x 56cm, however the amount of hand luggage allowed on board and the weight depends on the class of travel:
Little Red (UK domestic): 1 piece, 10kg maximum
Economy: 1 piece, 10kg maximum
Premium Economy: 1 piece, 10kg maximum
Upper Class: 2 pieces, maximum 16kg in total, individual piece can not pass 12kg
Checked baggage allowance
The maximum dimensions for all check in luggage is 90 x 75 x 43cm, however the amount of checked baggage and the weight limits depend on the class of travel:
Little Red (UK domestic): 1 piece, 23kg total
Economy: 1 piece, 23kg total (exceptions: 2 pieces allowed on flights between the UK and Lagos, Accra or India, and between the US and India and also between the US and India or South Africa
Premium Economy: 2 pieces, 23kg each (exceptions: 3 pieces allowed on flights between the UK, Accra or India, and between the US and Accra or India
Upper Class: 3 pieces, 32kg each
Additional information
Virgin Atlantic contact: www virgin-atlantic.com
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What our customers say about Virgin Atlantic
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5.0/5
Tasneem
Date2019-03-17CityBotswanaAge31-50ClassEconomy
Excellent value got premium economy tickets for a really great price! The whole process was very smooth and easy
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Heathrow-Indira Gandhi International Airport(LHR-DEL)
5.0/5
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Date2018-12-07CitylondonAge51-70ClassEconomy
very good
5.0/5
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Cabin bag allowance56 x 36 x 23 cmVirgin Atlantic's maximum dimensions for cabin bag are 56 x 36 x 23 cm.
Cabin bag weight10 kgThe cabin bag must weight up to 10 kg.
Loyalty programFlying ClubVirgin Atlantic features a fidelity program for frequent flyers - Flying Club.