"If the 51 lbs (basically one standard full suitcase) standard was held up in the Middle East, South Asia or Far East, there would be quite significant changes in the the carrier choice of repeat leisure/work-related travellers"

That is the standard to those areas for journeys other than those to/from North America

Take a flight from Europe to Asia and the weight based system applies around the carriers. There would be no point in changing carriers since they all have basically the same limits of 20/30/40 ( though BA does allow 23)

Dave



[This message has been edited by Dave Noble (edited 08-30-2003).]