Originally Posted by
dwugson
Thanks for keeping us updated. When in Dubai can you see whether they'll check a rollaboard at the gate or just the individual computers. Have the same itinerary as you and hope I can gate check my bag with camera gear/computer etc at that point instead of BNE.
It will be interesting to hear what happens. My take on it is that they will accept your laptop / tablet and put it into some special 'container' and then into the hold. I remember reading somewhere that camera gear is specifically excluded from this treatment and that you have to pack it into your checked luggage yourself. The rationale being (rightly or wrongly) that you might well want to use the laptop etc on the other flight and in the DXB lounge but that you have no such pressing need for your camera gear.