parkesg Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 HI, I need to use Virgin freight out of Sydney and am wondering if they are still super particular about packing requirements. Particularly around having approved fish boxes with stamp top and bottom. Anyone used these guys recently? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishdance Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I've only used the Brisbane depot of Virgin Freight and I had one box refused because the base was rated for 18KG and the lid for 12KG. Both pieces were air freight approved and the total weight less than 6 KG. So I would definitely make sure your boxes and packing standards are up to scratch (IATA standard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humbug Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Have a chat with Andrew at Labyrinth. He's using Virgin from Sydney regularly. Virgin and Toll are now separate companies. In my experience, the new Virgin cargo has been FAR easier to deal with than Toll was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 virgin call the day before and book in the shipment on the flight you want and pay for it must have dimensions and weight box must be stamped approved usual liner bag that must be goosenecked and absorbent material , if you don't have the satchel absorbent then sanitary napkins work I also use a newspaper and scrunch up news paper to fill any void between the bags if you have any don't tape the box as they want to have a look and check Virgin is stand alone now and Toll is aligned with Qantas same street as Toll but driveway before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 forgot to mention you pay a basic cubic charge on the box size and state the fish are for resale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkesg Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Thanks for all the replies. Ill make sure i pack properly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Hi grant Not as tough as toll, no need to have the stamped triangle top and bottom They will inspect inside the box, as long as you have newspaper on bottom and bags double bagged you won't have a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkesg Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 Hi - I ended up shipping with Virgin and had no issues, followed the advise and went very smoothly. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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