Earliest time you can check in a bag with Virgin?

[Mattg]

Does anyone know how early Virgin Australia accepts checked luggage for a domestic flight?

E.g. could I drop my checked bag with VA at SYD around 10am for a 4pm departure?

 

[Mattg]

In case anyone is wondering, I asked at SYD T2 this morning and for that airport, you can check in any time from 4am.

 

[RooFlyer]

In case anyone is wondering, I asked at SYD T2 this morning and for that airport, you can check in any time from 4am.

That's really with knowing, thanks!

i’ll ask the same question at HBA next time I’m there.

 

[SeaWolf]

I once did it at SYD at 7am for a 7pm departure to PER. The check-in desk didn't bat an eyelid at me doing it, printed me a board pass and baggage receipt and noted I'd need to check the gate closer to departure.
I then flew SYD-CBR-SYD for work for the day.

 

[Sprucegoose]

I once did it at SYD at 7am for a 7pm departure to PER. The check-in desk didn't bat an eyelid at me doing it, printed me a board pass and baggage receipt and noted I'd need to check the gate closer to departure.
I then flew SYD-CBR-SYD for work for the day.

If you were on the one PNR you could have checked it SYD CBR SYD PER as well I guess?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

In contrast to announcements over the tannoy at Sydney a couple days ago saying ‘jetstar passengers are reminded bag drop only opens two hours before departure. It’s now 4.15pm, we are only accepting bags for flights departing by 6.15pm. If you flight is after 6.15pm you need to wait’.

 

[SeaWolf]

If you were on the one PNR you could have checked it SYD CBR SYD PER as well I guess?

In this case it was separate PNRs. I'd booked a trip over to Perth months beforehand for personal reasons and then had to make a day trip to Canberra on short notice for work. I did have a back up plan if VA hadn't been able to accept the luggage that early, which was to drop it off at the Baggage Storage for the day. However VA were totally happy to accept it.

I'd been pretty worried that if there'd been a storm or something I might end up stuck in Canberra and missing my flight to Perth, but it all worked out fine.

 

[Sprucegoose]

I might end up stuck in Canberra

I can sympathise with you on your fears.

I have used baggage storage at various times, and it has always been money well spent.

Plans change, and one does need to be flexible.

 

[jase05]

In case anyone is wondering, I asked at SYD T2 this morning and for that airport, you can check in any time from 4am.

Have done this at MEL many times but wasn’t sure if it was the same elsewhere.
We quite often go to Sydney for a few days for the NRL but go to Melbourne for the AFL on the way. We fly ADL-MEL and then check our bags in for the MEL-SYD flight later in the evening and then head in to town for the football

 

[AIRwin]

I have used baggage storage at various times, and it has always been money well spent.

I can now understand why...

 

[Sprucegoose]

I can now understand why...

I am viewing your comments in the most positive way possible!

 

[Mattg]

In contrast to announcements over the tannoy at Sydney a couple days ago saying ‘jetstar passengers are reminded bag drop only opens two hours before departure. It’s now 4.15pm, we are only accepting bags for flights departing by 6.15pm. If you flight is after 6.15pm you need to wait’.

Yep...

And QF only used to accept bags up to 6 hours before departure for domestic. Not sure if that's still the case as I haven't tried to check in that early with QF for a while.

 

[samas]

Previously had one of the first flights of a sunday ADL-MEL and the 2030 departure MEL-PER.
two separate bookings. Was around 12-13 hours in MEL IIRC.

I can't remember the exact specifics but at ADL check in they would not/could not check my bag because it was too long in MEL between my arrival and my next departure.

No problems - as soon as I arrived in MEL I collected my bag and immediately took it to check in ~12 hours early for the evening MEL-PER service and was no problems at all. The contingency was going to be paying for baggage storage at MEL for it but thankfully not needed.


On another time I had a friend arriving into PER around 1000 and I was flying out that evening ~1830. Drove to the airport and checked in my flight with bag drop about 8 hours early, then picked up my friend and spent the day together. Got stuck in traffic getting back to the airport that evening when I arrived to PER T1 check-in was closed and deserted, ended up 2nd to last person on the plane (avoided getting paged.).

 

[ferntree]

That's really with knowing, thanks!

i’ll ask the same question at HBA next time I’m there.

Please let us know what you discover: i suspect you won't get any joy, as I believe the check in counter basically opens and closes for each flight rather than staying open all day. But I hope I'm wrong!

 

[RooFlyer]

Please let us know what you discover: i suspect you won't get any joy, as I believe the check in counter basically opens and closes for each flight rather than staying open all day. But I hope I'm wrong!

Be there next Friday; back to BNE.

 

[Quickstatus]

It’s now 4.15pm, we are only accepting bags for flights departing by 6.15pm

Is this because JQ does not want to clog up the check in areas and cause some passengers to miss their 2 hr window?

 

[Sprucegoose]

Is this because JQ does not want to clog up the check in areas and cause some passengers to miss their 2 hr window?

That makes sense if you do not have the organisation or the logistics.....(which would be true for JQ) same deal as AS and I suspect with most cheaper carriers.

 

[AFF Editor]

This article has a summary of Virgin's bag drop timings:

When Does Virgin Australia Open Check-In & Bag Drop?

You can drop your checked bag at the airport for a Virgin Australia domestic flight any time on the day of departure until 30 minutes before the flight leaves. But international flights have more limited check-in and bag drop times.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au