Virgin has an interesting loop hole as well. Although you only get 20kg free hold allowance, sporting equipment is given a 5kg tag regardless of weight. This means if you have a 2kg fishing rod it will take up 5kg of your allowance leaving you 15kg for your suitcase. If you have a 32kg kite quiver bag it is also only charged at 5kg, leaving you technically another 15kg for another bag. This is stated clearly on the Virgin website.

Heading over to Fiji recently the girl at the counter tried to charge me $125 excess but I argued with her for 1/2 an hour that my cheesy was ALL sporting equipment, she finally relented but was clearly peeved at not being able to sting me. I had called the Virgin hotline prior to check this all out, cos getting away with 32kg tagged as 5kg sounded too good to be true. Regardless, I had ammo in the fact it states it on the website and also that the call centre confirmed it. The check in girl had no solid base to argue which is why I guess she eventually relented.

Check it out on their website for yourself.

Jess

thanks jess, im going to fiji soon with virgin, that will save me a bit.
greg