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Pet tarantula tops 'strangest check-in items' list

Have you ever shared a plane with a tarantula? You could have, were it not for the quick thinking of Virgin Atlantic staff, who spotted a passenger trying to smuggle her pet spider in her coat, topping the list of strangest check-in items.

Virgin Atlantic reveals weirdest in-flight requests

It seems people say some pretty weird things at 35,000 feet above sea level, as Virgin Atlantic's latest poll reveals some bizarre requests from their passengers, the most frequent of which being "please can you open the window?"

East Coast events for your American tour

America's East Coast offers a range of exciting events for gap year travellers, and for this reason Virgin Atlantic has picked out the best of the bunch to spark your imagination before you head across the pond.