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scottienz69

I generally only travel with carry-on in Y for my week-long trips to South/South-East Asia - a Samsonite suit carrier that usually tips the scales at around the 7kg-mark plus a very skinny laptop messenger bag for my MacBook Air & travel docs (NB this would generally be classified as my personal item on most other mainstream carriers). On Air NZ as an Elite for example, I'm allowed 2 pieces of carry-on baggage weighing a total of 14kg (max 10kg for any one piece) plus one personal item, regardless of class of travel.

Having flown DXB-BOM on EK506 again on Sunday ​​​​morning, ​​​I can see the challenges that EK is facing with carry-on enforcement. The overhead bins in the Y front cabin were literally overflowing with bags that should've really been checked-in - cabin crew had to make extensive use of the J bins for the excess carry-on items that pax simply couldn't stow under their seats.

Interestingly, my checked-in allowance was 51kgs as a Gold on a Y (FlexPlus) fare. Perhaps there's a trade-off in there somewhere for EK's FF status pax who generally only travel with carry-on baggage, and/or never get anywhere close to making use of their full checked-in baggage allowance?

skywardhunter

Yeah I barely ever check a bag, usually travel to India with a hard-shell suit case plus slimline laptop bag as carry-on, so far never had issues on EK, always talked my way past the weight enforcers at the gate when present, when I do check that very same suitcase it never weights more than 15kg (last week it was 11.4).

bsdstone

skywardhunter

Which class? Typically ok, but occasionally they can be quite strict

Zol

You should be fine as you long as they are not overly heavily.

bsdstone

We are in coach from ORD-DXB and DXB - DPS...I've looked and both flights are really empty...not sure if that makes a difference.

skywardhunter

It can make a difference, just keep in mind that the economy allowance is one bag max 7kg so they could always deny you. I've done it many times without issue but have also seen them strictly enforced the rules in DXB on full flights, mostly to India

bsdstone

OK, thanks. My wife is freaking out that she can't take a purse and a carry on...ugh.

Zol

The purse doesn't count as part of the allowance. Neither does a laptop bag

skywardhunter

Strictly speaking it does but generally not enforced

sundar24

Hello,

Am planing to travel Warsaw on next month,
Emirates will consider the camera (dslr) bags also in the hand luggage? because i was traveled only with dslr camera in hand(without bag) i didnt face issues its like camera in hand but when it comes with Dslr bags, will they consider as separate hand luggage or as it like camera in hand . pls let know

137677

I don't normally fly Emirates but am flying LHR / DXB / MLE next week in first - will I be ok with a holdall and a reasonably thin suit carrier or will they make me check one of them in (which would cause me some difficulty If it make any difference I am, thanks to Amex, Skywards Gold. Many Thanks for your help

Zol

You will be fine

ft101

I agree with Zol in that you'll be fine,but just out of interest, what difficulty would it cause you? There's a current thread on TravelBuzz (I think) where adamant hand baggage only travellers are struggling to find excuses for their behaviour.