Domestic Connections

If you have connecting Virgin Australia domestic flights – made under a single booking, on the same ticket number – you will be checked through to your final domestic Australian destination at check-in.

You will:

Receive a ticket for each leg of your journey.

Transfer to connecting flights within domestic airports

Check flight information display screens at the airport, or speak to ground crew, for gate information.

Collect your checked baggage at your final destination.

If you have connecting flights on separate bookings you will be required to collect your baggage and check in for your next flight at the transfer port.

Note: Formal connections – connecting flights made under a single booking – are considered one flight and cannot be split.

Track your baggage
If you have a connecting flight and want to easily track your baggage, be sure to download the Virgin Australia App for updates.

International Connections

The following information is for guests with connections to or from Virgin Australia Domestic flights and International flights operated by Virgin Australia and partner airlines.

 

All International to Domestic connections

Arriving into Australia

All arriving passengers into Australia will need to collect your baggage at your international arrival port and clear Customs and Quarantine. Once cleared, please proceed to the international arrivals hall and follow the marked signs to the domestic terminal for your domestic flight. 

All Domestic to International connections

Connections from Virgin Australia domestic flights to an international Virgin Australia operated flight:

Virgin Australia will be able to check you and your baggage to your final  international destination. At your point of origin, your check-in agent will accept your baggage and print boarding passes for all Virgin Australia flights. When you arrive at your departure port for your international journey, please allow enough time to transfer between terminals. 

Connections from Virgin Australia domestic flights to an international flight operated by a partner airline:

Virgin Australia has through- check in agreements with multiple airline partners, allowing through-check of baggage and printing of a boarding pass to your final international destination. At your point of origin, your check-in agent will accept your baggage and print boarding passes to your destination. 

Some partner agreements may only allow the through check of bags and boarding passes should be collected at the airline partner’s departure point. 

Please allow enough time to transfer between terminals and check with your international airline regarding their requirements for check in time, if a boarding pass is required.

For more information on Virgin Australia’s partner airlines through-check agreements, please contact the Guest Contact Centre for more details.

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