Originally Posted by FlyWorld

We tried that strategy. Walked away then tried to re-enter through another control point. There was zero leniency for anyone.

The "make it look light" strategy also didn't work because they were putting every bag on a digital scale. My Rimowa case is about 60% of the allowable size for a carry on, so it does look light. I've seen agents at LH and AC walk through the gate area and randomly select passengers for a "human lift test". I've only been selected once for that, and even though I was a few KG over the limit, it was no issue, because the human was testing for reasonable weight, not measuring every fraction of a kilo for compliance with a 7 KG limit.

Anyhow, I guess for those who frequently fly EK, this rule and enforcement of it is normal.

I'll stick with reasonable airlines that follow global standards for my future travel.