The Alaska confirmation refers to ‘
Emirates Airlines rules and fees apply for this itinerary. See the [font]
Emirates Airlines [/font]
website for details and exceptions.’ when talking about checked baggage.
The EK ticket simply says two pieces with two asterisk next to it, but no footnote on what that means.
I know EK has cut some benefits of award redemptions (i.e chauffeur service), but that was applied to all redemptions I believe (not just partner airlines), and also was properly announced. I don’t recall hearing anything in recent months about baggage allowance on non EK mike tickets