Virgin Atlantic Personal Item Size (2026)

Virgin Atlantic calls the under-seat piece an under seat bag: max 40 × 30 × 15 cm, must fit underneath the seat in front of you. Official examples: handbag, laptop bag, or small rucksack. It is available in all cabins, in addition to your hand baggage allowance (1 × 10 kg / 23 × 36 × 56 cm on Economy Light through Premium). No kg limit for the under-seat bag is printed on that table (opened 2026-09-17). Inches on the live cell read (16in × 12in × in) (third figure missing); lead with centimetres.

Pack power banks and spare batteries in hand baggage, keep them accessible (not in the overhead locker), and follow the max rules on the power-banks article. They cannot go in checked baggage.

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Wheels/handles: not specified for under-seat bag. Under-seat fit when packed.

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There is no paid upgrade that enlarges the under-seat bag. Extra money buys hold bags (or covers over-allowance hand bag £65 from 23 Mar 2026), not a bigger personal item.
If a hand bag is hold-gated for oversize/weight, pack so essentials stay in this under-seat piece / accessible hand baggage.

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1. This is not the 23×36×56 / 10 kg trolley. Under-seat only.
2. Light still includes the trolley too. This leaf must not imply Light = under-seat alone.
3. All cabins get one under-seat bag, including Light.
4. No published under-seat kg.
5. Incomplete inches on the official table. Use 40 × 30 × 15 cm.
6. Power banks → hand baggage, accessible, never hold; not for charging other devices onboard.
7. Soft bags expand. Measure packed.
8. Codeshare / partner personal-item rules may differ.
9. Do not paste US 18×14×8 onto VS.

Traveler caution: If the overhead fills or a heavy trolley is hold-tagged, this is the bag that still boards under the seat. Put the passport and the power bank here. Confirm 40 × 30 × 15 cm on virginatlantic.com before you fly.

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VERIFY (unpublished or conflicting on official pages opened 2026-09-17):

• VERIFY: Under-seat weight unpublished.
• VERIFY: Incomplete inches (16in × 12in × in) on live table.
• VERIFY: Exit-row / bulkhead under-seat exceptions — not on pages opened 2026-09-17.
• VERIFY: Whether “small rucksack” has any separate soft limit beyond 40×30×15.

What is the Virgin Atlantic personal item / under-seat bag size?
Official hand-baggage article: 1 under seat bag, max 40 × 30 × 15 cm, must fit under the seat in front of you. Examples: handbag, laptop bag, or small rucksack. No kg limit is published on that table (2026-09-17). Inches on the page are incomplete; prefer centimetres.

Is the VS personal item free on Economy Light?
Yes. Light includes the under-seat bag and the 10 kg hand baggage. It excludes checked bags, not the under-seat item.

Can I take a backpack as my Virgin Atlantic personal item?
Official examples include a small rucksack. A backpack is fine if packed it fits 40 × 30 × 15 cm under the seat. VS does not publish a separate larger backpack exception on that table.

What’s the difference between VS personal item and cabin / hand bag?
Under-seat bag = under seat, 40 × 30 × 15 cm. Hand baggage = 23 × 36 × 56 cm, 10 kg on Economy–Premium (overhead). Both are free on tickets covered by the hand-baggage article.

Where should I pack my power bank on Virgin Atlantic?
Spare batteries and power banks cannot go in checked baggage; pack in hand baggage, keep accessible (not in the overhead locker). Typical band: up to 5 spare batteries under 100Wh, max 2 power banks; higher Wh needs approval. They must fit the onboard Fire Containment Bag 37 × 28 × 10 cm. Cannot charge other devices or plug into seat power onboard.

Does Light / Classic / Delight change the personal item size?
No. The under-seat table is all cabins, 1 bag/item, 40 × 30 × 15 cm. Fare differences are about checked bags, not under-seat centimetres.

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