Virgin Atlantic · fees checked 2026-10-23
Virgin Atlantic fees: bags, seats and card fees
What Virgin Atlantic's fares include and what the extras really cost, from Virgin Atlantic's own website. Prices in AUD per person. Anything Virgin Atlantic doesn't publish, we say so rather than guess.
Economy Light fare includes
a 10 kg cabin bag, no checked bag
no free seat choice, a meal
Checked bag
from $153
online, Australia - London via Seoul (Korean Air codeshare + Virgin Atlantic); at the airport from $153
Choosing a seat
not published
Paying
no card fee published
free: Not published for Australia: VS's conditions of carriage say only that a credit card fee 'might be payable' and is shown at booking
Every Virgin Atlantic fee
See real prices on Virgin Atlantic| Fare type | Cabin | Checked | Seat | Meal | Change | Cancel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy Light | 10 kg | – | paid | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Economy Classic | 10 kg | 1 × 23 kg | paid | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Economy Delight | 10 kg | 1 × 23 kg | paid | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Extra | Australia - London via Seoul (Korean Air codeshare + Virgin Atlantic) |
|---|---|
| Checked bag online, 23 kg per flight | $153 |
| Checked bag at airport, 23 kg per flight | $153 |
Paying: no card fee published. Free: Not published for Australia: VS's conditions of carriage say only that a credit card fee 'might be payable' and is shown at booking.
- Virgin Atlantic doesn't fly to Australia itself: a VS ticket from Sydney or Brisbane is a Korean Air flight to Seoul and a Virgin Atlantic flight from there to London (vsSeoul).
- Economy Light has no checked bag; adding one is GBP 80 (about A$153) and VS says the charge is per flight, so it could be charged on both flights each way (vsFees).
- Every economy fare, Delight included, pays to choose a seat until check-in opens 24 hours before; VS doesn't publish the seat prices (vsFees).
- Change and cancellation fees aren't published: VS says only that 'fees vary' on flexible tickets. You can cancel free within 24 hours of booking (vsFees).
Sources
vsEconomy · Virgin Atlantic: Economy (Light, Classic, Delight) · checked 2026-10-23 · No Australian edition exists (en-AU 404s; en-GB redirects to en-US). Light: 1 x 10 kg hand luggage only. Classic and Delight: 1 x 10 kg hand luggage + 1 x 23 kg checked bag. All three pay to choose a seat in advance or get one free at check-in. Food and drink included.
vsFees · Virgin Atlantic: Optional service and travel fees · checked 2026-10-23 · Extra bags per flight: bag 1 GBP 80 (Light), bag 2 GBP 80 (Light, Classic, Delight), bags 3-4 GBP 140; overweight GBP 65. Seat table: economy standard seats free within 24h, 'chargeable at a fee' before (amounts not given). Cancel without penalty within 24h of booking; flexible/semi-flexible tickets can change dates, 'fees vary'. GBP converted to AUD at RBA 22 Oct 2026 (A$1 = GBP 0.5238).
vsSeoul · Virgin Atlantic: Announcing new services to Seoul from March 2026 (press release) · checked 2026-10-23 · Daily London-Seoul from 29 Mar 2026; Korean Air codeshares on to Sydney and Brisbane.
vsKorean · Virgin Atlantic: Korean Air partner page · checked 2026-10-23 · Confirms 'VS Marketed/KE Operated' flights.
vsCoc · Virgin Atlantic: Conditions of carriage, Article 5 (fares, taxes, fees) · checked 2026-10-23 · 5.5: a credit card fee might be payable; you'll be told at booking.
Bands: Australia - London via Seoul (Korean Air codeshare + Virgin Atlantic) (up to 18,000 km, e.g. SYD-LHR, BNE-LHR).