{"id":18481,"date":"2025-10-15T12:33:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/?p=18481"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:33:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:33:44","slug":"virgin-australia-updates-carry-on-luggage-allowance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/virgin-australia-updates-carry-on-luggage-allowance\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Australia updates carry on luggage allowance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virgin Australia ups carry-on allowance to 8 kg \u2014 here\u2019s what you need to know<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heads up, travellers: Virgin Australia is changing its carry-on baggage rules. From 2 February 2026<\/strong>, the standard carry-on allowance will become 8 kg<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why the change?<\/h2>\n

Virgin says the update is about simplifying things, improving safety, reducing boarding delays and making better use of overhead space.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What the new baggage rules look like<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s the breakdown under the refreshed policy.<\/p>\n

Economy Class<\/h3>\n
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    One main carry-on bag<\/strong>, up to 8 kg<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Plus one small personal item<\/strong> (handbag, laptop bag, or small backpack) that fits under the seat in front<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Premium \/ Velocity \/ Business \/ Economy X<\/h3>\n
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      Two carry-on bags<\/strong>, with a combined total of up to 14 kg<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      One piece may weigh up to 8 kg<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Plus one personal item<\/strong>, same under-seat rules as above<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Infant & other allowances<\/h3>\n
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        A collapsible stroller<\/strong> counts as one standard carry-on item (must fit size limits: 56 \u00d7 36 \u00d7 23 cm)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Adults travelling with infants can bring one extra small personal item (say, a nappy bag)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        And yes \u2014 guests with infants can still check in up to three<\/strong> infant items free of charge.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Size (dimensions) for personal items<\/h3>\n
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          Maximum dimensions: 45 cm \u00d7 33 cm \u00d7 20 cm<\/strong> (must fit under the seat in front)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          When & how this applies<\/h2>\n
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            The new rules apply to all travel on or after 2 February 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Virgin Australia ups carry-on allowance to 8 kg \u2014 here\u2019s what you need to know Heads up, travellers: Virgin Australia is changing its carry-on baggage rules. From 2 February 2026, the standard carry-on allowance will become 8 kg. Why the change? Virgin says the update is about simplifying things, improving safety, reducing boarding delays and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":18484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,161,163,158,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-family","category-groups","category-holidays","category-home-page-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-01-17 23:40:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18485,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18481\/revisions\/18485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}