Connecting flights info - Virgin Atlantic

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CONNECTING FLIGHTS

Virgin Atlantic 747 on the ground at sunset

Passengers who have booked connecting flights that appear on the same ticket can usually be through checked with their baggage to their final destination.

At some airports however you are required to collect your baggage and clear customs - even though your baggage may be tagged for to your final destination. See below for details.

Passengers who have arranged connecting flights using two or more different reservations and hold separate tickets for these flights must collect their baggage at the destination of their Virgin Atlantic flight, clear immigration and customs and re check in with the onward carrier.

Likewise passengers holding separate tickets and checking in with other carriers must collect their baggage, clear customs and then re-check in for their Virgin Atlantic flight.

Please ensure you leave enough time for all these procedures to be completed. Our check in closes 60 minutes before the scheduled departure of the flight and we are unable to make any exceptions.

Passengers on separate tickets without the correct visas or other documentation permitting them to land will not be accepted for travel until they purchase a 'through ticket' or obtain the appropriate visa and/or other documentation.

GLOBAL PASSENGER CONNECTIONS - BAGGAGE

AIRPORT	DOMESTIC	INTERNATIONAL	NOTES
Accra	Collect bags, clear customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Collect bags, clear customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	No transfer facilities available.
Antigua	No domestic connections within Antigua.	Passengers connecting onto LIAT: Bags automatically transferred to international flights. Passengers connecting onto BA, BW or AA: Passengers have to reclaim their bags, clear Customs and re-check them with onward carrier.
Barbados	No domestic connections within Barbados	Customers have to reclaim their bags, clear Customs and re-check them with onward carrier.
Boston	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt outside Customs exit.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt outside Customs exit.
Cape Town	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags with onward carrier.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags with onward carrier.

Delhi	Collect bags, clear Customs and take bags to onward carrier.	Bags automatically transferred to international flights.
Dubai	No domestic connections within UAE.	Bags automatically transferred to international flights.
Newark	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt outside Customs exit.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt outside Customs exit.
Glasgow	Bags automatically transferred to domestic flights.	Bags automatically transferred onto international flights.	Baggage will not be through checked if passenger holds separate ticket with another airline.

Grenada	No domestic connections within Grenada.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.
Havana	Collect bags, clear Customs. Get taxi to Domestic terminal and check in with onward carrier.	Bags automatically transferred to next carrier.	Minimum of 90 minutes between International flights and 2.5 hours for domestic.
Hong Kong	No domestic connections within Hong Kong. Mainland China is International.	Bags automatically transferred to next carrier provided passengers are checked in.	For connections onto another airline, minimum connecting time at HKIA is 60 minutes. For connections onto Virgin Atlantic, minimum connecting time at HKIA is 75 minutes.
Washington	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt outside Customs exit.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt outside Customs exit.
JFK	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt which is located on the left once you exit customs.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt which is located on the left once you exit customs.	Arrival at JFK from LHR: Passengers connecting onto Jet Blue (B6) need to collect their baggage & clear Customs. Place bags on the transfer belt, which is located on the left once you exit Customs & then proceed to the AirTrain to Terminal 5 for the B6 flight.
			Arrival at JFK from B6: Passengers connecting from B6 do not have to collect their baggage if it has been through-tagged. Baggage will be transferred automatically from B6 to VS. Once passengers arrive in JFK, proceed to the AirTrain to Terminal 4. Passengers with boarding cards need to proceed directly to the boarding gate & see a VS Agent to ensure their baggage has been added to the VS flight.
Johannesburg	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier regardless whether baggage has been through checked.	Bags automatically transferred to international flights.
Kingston	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.
Las Vegas	Collect bags, clear Customs. Take bags to main bag drop area.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Take bags to main bag drop area.
Los Angeles	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt outside Customs exit.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt outside Customs exit.	Customers transferring onto Southwest Airlines (WN) must re-check their bags directly.
London Gatwick	Bags automatically transferred to domestic flights.	Bags automatically transferred onto international flights.	Baggage will not be through checked if passenger holds separate ticket with another airline.
London Heathrow	Bags automatically transferred to domestic flights.	Bags automatically transferred onto international flights.	Baggage will not be through checked if passenger holds separate ticket with another airline.
Lagos	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	No transfer facilities available.
Manchester	Bags automatically transferred to domestic flights.	Bags automatically transferred onto international flights.	Baggage will not be through checked if passenger holds separate ticket with another airline.
Montego Bay	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.
Orlando	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt outside Customs exit.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Place bags on transfer belt outside Customs exit.
Miami	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Bags automatically transferred to international flights.	If travel commences with American Airlines (AA) and passengers are transitting via MIA to LHR then ITI will not be offered, bags must be collected at MIA. VS can ITI onto AA via MIA.
Nairobi	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Bags automatically transferred to international flights.
Tokyo	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Bags automatically transferred to international flights.	Passengers connecting onto JL53 NRT-NGO, baggage will be treated as international.
Chicago	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.
Shanghai	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	For transfers to NZ88 PVG-AKL on same day, baggage is automatically transferred. Passengers are to proceed to International Transit Desk in Terminal 2.
			For all other connections, no transfer facilities available. All bags must be checked to PVG only.
San Francisco	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.
Sydney	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier regardless whether baggage has been through checked.	Bags automatically transferred to international flights.
Tobago	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.
St Lucia	No domestic connections within St Lucia. All domestic flights leave from SLU which is 2 hours by road from UVF.	Collect bags, clear Customs. Re-check bags in with onward carrier.