Originally Posted by
sunrisegirl
They're tagged and put in the hold. We're doing it now for all flights at LGW and have 'Hand Baggage Bouncers' at the end of the check in area monitoring all bags.
For now you may not be charged if your bag is taken at the gate, but plans are afoot to change that.
This is good ^ you have a very generous carryon allowance.
I was on an Emirates flight once from Muscat to Dubai and this family managed to bring SIX CARPETS on board, in economy, without anyone batting an eyelid -and emirates handluggage policy is rather puny -and enforced -in the UK. Less so in Muscat, it would seem!
I think the crew helped to stow the carpets in wardrobes and lockers further forward. Boarding and disembarkation were shambolic, with suitcases etc being crashed around.