Originally Posted by
B747-437B
Depends on the station and route. On my usual route to/from Accra, they ALWAYS enforce not only the one piece rule (excluding Duty Free bags which are allowed without restriction
) but also the 7kg limit. I've had to remove my laptop charger and some papers from my backpack on occasion to squeeze under the limit. 7.1kg was not acceptable to them. Business Class is allowed 2 pieces, but the 7kg limit is applied strictly there too. Elsewhere in the system, they are a lot less strict.
Indeed, maybe the subject exposure was a bit to direct, but indeed, there are many airlines that do this on a regular basis according to the place the fly to. From my experience EK has a good policy regarding cabin baggage, if it's fairly big, then you'll have to weigh it, it it seems decent, you're off the hook.
Originally Posted by
UAworldwide
These are the out stations where I've had trouble to carry with me an overweight carry on (not oversize; sometimes I carry a lot of books with me).
CPT
PVG
HKG
LHR
LGW
MNL
In each case (!) my carry on was weighed at check in, and I had to speak with Emirates uniform staff about the bag. In some instances, I used with success the excuse that I needed some of the items in the bag to take a shower in the lounge. In that case, it was agreed that the bag would be gate checked at boarding time, but this never happened.
Other places never check:
CAI
DXB
RUH
DMM
JED
FRA
MAN
BAH
BKK
I only list the stations I frequent 3+ times a year.
And as you've mentioned it, each airline has some stations that have preferential status and thus they don't enforce the rules.