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Sep 27, 2011 | 2:09 pm

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sadiqhassan

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Originally Posted by B747-437B

My (entirely legal) strategy is to comply with the rules.

How hard is that?

I am not trying to convince you to follow my opinion but I will give you an anecdote.

EY Y. Carry on allowance is 7kg. Checked is 2 x 23kg = 46kg. Tight connection in AUH, can't risk losing bag, so I want to take carry on only. Bag weighs 9.2kg and agent shows no flexibility. Am I going against the rules? Of course. But rules should be there for a reason. So I politely inquired as to why the rule existed.

Agent "it is unsafe to have a bag above 7kg in the cabin. Maximum allowance in the cabin is 7kg."
Me "... but F/J are allowed 12kg."
Agent "uh... yes but Y pax pay less so they are allowed less overall luggage."
Me "yes but I'm checking in 0kg."
Agent "rules are rules."

I am not saying the agent was wrong. However, in cases like these, if I used a "trick" to get my 9kg bag on board, it would be 100% guilt free.

Last edited by sadiqhassan; Sep 27, 2011 at 7:17 pm Reason: typo (changed tight connection in EY to tight connection in AUH)

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