Interline Baggage Policy (Some of the links will take you to the Emirates webpages).
The majority of this information is from the Emirates Website.
If your travel starts in the United States and the first airline on your booking is not Emirates,
different rules may apply. Interline flights are flights that are on the same ticket as your Emirates flights, but they are operated by another airline and do not have an 'Emirates' flight number (Emirates flight numbers start with EK). These airlines may have a different baggage allowance to Emirates. You can read the interline policy by clicking on the link for information on allowances and charges for carry-on baggage and checked bag.
https://www.emirates.com/english/pla...-partners.aspx
Be aware that if you are travelling on seperate tickets that although EK
may be prepared to interline your baggage, you may still get charged if the second airline has a lower baggage allowance. It may not also be practical if you are travelling to a destination where you must clear customs formalities at your point of entry such as India or USA.
If my journey includes flights on other airlines, what will my baggage allowance be?
For travel not including destinations in the United States: If your itinerary includes flights operated by airlines other than Emirates, on the same ticket as your Emirates flights, different baggage rules may apply for these sectors.For existing bookings, your ticket will have full details of your checked baggage allowances for each flight in your itinerary. To check baggage allowances before booking, please
contact us for information on Emirates codeshare flights operated by other airlines, or contact the airline in question for non-codeshare flights.
For travel starting in the United States:
different baggage rules may apply:
- If your first flight is with Emirates, the Emirates baggage allowance policy will apply for the whole itinerary, including flights on other airlines.
- If your first flight is not with Emirates, the baggage policy of the first carrier may apply to the whole itinerary. This is due to US Department of Transportation regulations, which require airlines to apply the baggage policy of the first carrier of the journey to the whole itinerary.
The baggage policy that applies to your specific itinerary will be displayed during the booking process on emirates.com, and on your eticket receipt.If another airline’s baggage policy applies to your booking, any additional baggage allowance can be purchased from that airline only – discounts may apply for paying in advance or via the carrier’s website.If you have specific questions about another airline’s baggage policy that are not covered during the booking process or on the eticket receipt, please contact the carrier directly for more information.
For travel to the United States:
If your itinerary includes flights operated by airlines other than Emirates, on the same ticket as your Emirates flights, different baggage rules may apply for these sectors.The baggage policy that applies to your specific itinerary will be displayed during the booking process on emirates.com, and on your eticket receipt.
Some recent threads on interlining:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emira...s-through.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emira...cked-bags.html
Cabin Baggage Allowances
Generally, the amount of cabin baggage you may bring depends on which service class you are flying.
First Class and Business Class customers are permitted two pieces of carry-on baggage: one briefcase plus
either one handbag
or one garment bag. The briefcase may not exceed 18 x 14 x 8 inches (45 x 35 x 20cm); the handbag may not exceed 22 x 15 x 8 inches (55 x 38 x 20cm); the garment bag can be no more than 8 inches (20cm) thick when folded. The weight of each piece must not exceed 7kg (15lb).
Economy Class customers are permitted
one (1) piece of carry-on baggage that should not exceed 22 x 15 x 8 inches (55 x 38 x 20cm) and must weigh no more than 7kg (15lb).
Note: For
customers boarding in India, the size of carry-on baggage may not exceed 45.3 total inches or 115cm (length + width + height).
Duty free purchases such as liquor, cigarettes and perfume are also permitted in reasonable quantities for all service classes. However, liquid restrictions in effect in many airports may prevent these items from getting past security screening points.
More about liquid restrictions.
Customers travelling with infants
Customers in any class of service who are travelling with an infant are permitted
one extra piece of checked-in baggage that may not exceed 22 x 15 x 8 inches (55 x 38 x 20cm) in size or 22lb (10kg) where the weight concept applies and 50lb (23kg) where the piece concept applies.In addition, customers
travelling with infants are permitted to bring
one carry-cot or one fully collapsible stroller into the cabin if there is room. If there is no space for these items in the cabin, they will have to be checked. However, if checked, they will not count against your baggage allowance.
Be aware that whatever station you are departing from may show some leniancy with cabin baggage whereas others follow the allowance guidelines very strictly. DXB & MAN have been reported as weighing Y pax cabin luggage and refusing to allow anything over the published size/weight whereas my own pwersonal experience in GLA & PEK they have been lenient with size & weight. YMMV