London Gatwick
If you are flying with Virgin Atlantic from London Gatwick
You can take advantage of the Twilight Check In service. You can check in for your Virgin Atlantic flight, the night before departure, from 12pm to 9pm thus avoiding the peak hours of check-in.
To take advatage of Twilight Check-in, ALL members of the party travelling should present themselves at the Twilight Check In desk, based in the South Terminal of London Gatwick airport, with their tickets, passports and luggage. Passengers will be asked the standard security questions and you must leave a local contact telephone number where you will be staying over night. Please note that should you need to check in an additional item of baggage on the day of departure, you must join the regular check-in queues. Also note that in case of Tickets on Departure you cannot take advantage of the Twilight check-in.
Once you have checked in at Twilight Check-In, you have no need to return to the check-in area. On arrival at Gatwick the following day you can go straight through to the departure lounge, as you will be in possession of your boarding cards. We also advise you to be at the airport a minimum of 2 hours before departure and at the departure gate no later than 50 minutes prior to departure on the day you are flying.
Please note that Twilight check-in at Gatwick will NOT operate on Christmas Day. It will open as normal on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day and all over the New Year period. Please also note that there is no Twilight facility at Heathrow.