Flights with Virgin Atlantic to Sydney from just £601
A British airline that has a much deserved reputation for quality, Virgin Atlantic promote themselves as the modern airline, and do it very well. They have the basics pretty well covered so concentrate on the details now, the subtle differences that are so appreciated by passengers. A good example of this is the attention they give children on board. They are made to feel very special, with special travel packs just for them and caring, friendly cabin crew who make the journey literally fly by.
Virgin Atlantic invest a great deal in their aircraft, maintaining a young fleet that is always up to date, which is good for the comfort of passengers but also for their safety and the efficiency of running the fleet, which helps maintain competitive prices. They use a combination of Boeing and Airbus in the make up of the fleet, and are one of a small number of airlines who have ordered the new A380. This is the super-sized aircraft that is set to transform long haul travel with the facilities and space available. Flights to Sydney in one of these are going to be something else.
One of the lesser known benefits of a flight with Virgin Atlantic is the extra baggage allowance offered thanks to the trans-Atlantic route, going via the USA rather than the Far East. Rather than a typical 20-25 kilo total baggage allowance on a Far East route the Virgin Atlantic flight via the USA allows 64 kilos plus hand luggage, a vast difference and one much appreciated by people travelling to Sydney, who are often there to see family and so have additional baggage needs.
An interesting aspect of Virgin Atlantic flights to Sydney is that they go via Los Angeles or San Francisco rather than through Asia. As well as providing the opportunity of a US based stopover en-route the other major benefit is that the baggage allowance is much more than the alternative Asian flight. Travelling with Virgin via the USA the baggage allowance is 2 bags upto 23kg each, plus hand baggage upto 6kg. This compares with the alternative routes where a maximum of 20kg in total is the norm.