Virgin overweight baggage fee?

[LuisT]

Hi all,

Can anyone point me to a link showing the fees for overweight baggage (> 23kg)?

I'm plat travelling with a 24.5kg bag, and just wondering what fees I'm likely to get hit with (I assume they're fairly strict on this)?

Thanks,

Luis

 

[markis10]

Checked baggage allowance | Virgin Australia

[h=3]Rates for At the Airport[/h] [TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TH]Travelling with:[/TH]
[TH]Australia[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[SUP]st[/SUP] additional piece[/TD]
[TD]$40[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[SUP]nd[/SUP] additional piece[/TD]
[TD]$60[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[SUP]rd[/SUP] additional piece[/TD]
[TD]$60[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4-9 additional pieces each[/TD]
[TD]+ $120 each[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Overweight fee each*[/TD]
[TD]+ $40 each[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[drewbles]

From the way I read it on Checked baggage allowance | Virgin Australia you can only have your pieces up to 23kg if you're in Y. You are allowed 3 x 23kg as a plat. Can you not just break up the bag, or, shift 1.5kg to your carry on?

 

[drewbles]

Checked baggage allowance | Virgin Australia
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[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
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But that doesn't list the price per kg from 23-32kg (as they state no piece may be more than 32kg but the allowance for Y is 23kg).

 

[toowongman]

If you're platinum and only have one bag, they should be savvy enough to just let it through without a blink.
Then again...

 

[Fruitcake]

But that doesn't list the price per kg from 23-32kg (as they state no piece may be more than 32kg but the allowance for Y is 23kg).

Last line - the overweight fee is a flat $40. So if you're going overweight, make sure you do it properly .

 

[markis10]

But that doesn't list the price per kg from 23-32kg (as they state no piece may be more than 32kg but the allowance for Y is 23kg).

Its the overweight fee ($40 down the bottom)

 

[drewbles]

Last line - the overweight fee is a flat $40. So if you're going overweight, make sure you do it properly .

Its the overweight fee ($40 down the bottom)

I sit corrected. Thank you

(and congrats on 1000 posts Fruitcake )

 

[LuisT]

Its the overweight fee ($40 down the bottom)

Thanks, totally missed that!

Unfortunately it's a bit of equipment so can't really break it up. Seems a little excessive for 1.5kg - hopefully they'll let it through, otherwise back to QF and 32kg limit!

 

[markis10]

Thanks, totally missed that!

Unfortunately it's a bit of equipment so can't really break it up. Seems a little excessive for 1.5kg - hopefully they'll let it through, otherwise back to QF and 32kg limit!

Upgrade to J using points, solves the problem and increases the SCs

 

[LuisT]

Upgrade to J using points, solves the problem and increases the SCs

Unfortunately it's a saver fare, otherwise I'd be on it!

 

[LuisT]

Just an update on this - didn't get charged a fee in either direction, so very happy with service so far (bag ended up being 24.1kg).

 

[Deleted member 29185]

A check-in staff member told me he was fairly relaxed about this. He told me if I only had one case and it was a few kgs over he'd waive it, but he stressed that was him (suggesting it's at the discretion of the staff member involved and may not always be the case).