Cabin Baggage Experience
May 31, 2020, 4:55 am
#16
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 118
We had upgraded to first. Served welcome Dom at DXB. Limited menu but still dining on demand. No open foods. Appetizer and main course together on the same tray. All with a cover. Breads individually wrapped in plastic and no bread basket. For in between meals, pre-packed snack boxes available on request.
Wine offering seemed unchanged. No cocktails. Limited selection of spirits. No nuts with drinks. Best they could do was a bag of Lays.
Crew in PPE with eye shield and mask which stayed on entire duration of flight 14 hours. No crew rotation or rest - we saw the same crew all the time. First was 7/8 occupied so crew were quite busy.
Only one lavatory for pax. The other one nearer the cockpit exclusive for pilots and crew. Must say the pax lav was cleaned after each use. Like I said, crew were busy.
Most pax in first removed their masks once on board. Crew kept their PPE on all the time.
Under the circumstances it was an easy flight. No complaints
Wine offering seemed unchanged. No cocktails. Limited selection of spirits. No nuts with drinks. Best they could do was a bag of Lays.
Crew in PPE with eye shield and mask which stayed on entire duration of flight 14 hours. No crew rotation or rest - we saw the same crew all the time. First was 7/8 occupied so crew were quite busy.
Only one lavatory for pax. The other one nearer the cockpit exclusive for pilots and crew. Must say the pax lav was cleaned after each use. Like I said, crew were busy.
Most pax in first removed their masks once on board. Crew kept their PPE on all the time.
Under the circumstances it was an easy flight. No complaints
Jun 3, 2020, 3:07 am
#18
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: UK
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On the face of it you have chosen an odd thread to ask your question and I would guess the reason might be because your medications are bulky. At the very least I would advise that you travel with the prescriptions and if necessary a doctors letter confirming the need to take them on board (especially if some are liquids). If you are worried about this then best to ask the airline direct for advice
Jun 10, 2020, 12:02 am
#22
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Aug 17, 2020, 12:19 am
#23
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Dubai, UAE
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https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emirates-skywards/2018336-cabin-baggage-experience.ht
Correct, it'll count as coming from lhr and therefore you'll require another test.
Never had problems with my (way too heavy and bulky) carry ons on ek so if that is your biggest concern, its not a big deal. This was even when I was just blue with ek, so not a plat/io thing.
Never had problems with my (way too heavy and bulky) carry ons on ek so if that is your biggest concern, its not a big deal. This was even when I was just blue with ek, so not a plat/io thing.
The carry-ons are my biggest concern yes. My normal carry on case is BA-sized (56cm x 45cm x 25cm) which I think is bigger than the EK permitted carry-on. I do have a backpack that is EK carry-on size, but that then makes it difficult to take my laptop bag with me as well (although I am guessing that with COVID, laptop bags can no longer go under the seat in front?). I am wary about using the BA-sized one as if I get told it is too big and has to go in the hold, not only is it going to cost me BUT I don't really want my Xbox and my stoneware crockery getting chucked around and dropped (I am relocating, not vacationing).
Aug 17, 2020, 1:33 am
#24
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I've accepted defeat, will book with Emirates
The carry-ons are my biggest concern yes. My normal carry on case is BA-sized (56cm x 45cm x 25cm) which I think is bigger than the EK permitted carry-on. I do have a backpack that is EK carry-on size, but that then makes it difficult to take my laptop bag with me as well (although I am guessing that with COVID, laptop bags can no longer go under the seat in front?). I am wary about using the BA-sized one as if I get told it is too big and has to go in the hold, not only is it going to cost me BUT I don't really want my Xbox and my stoneware crockery getting chucked around and dropped (I am relocating, not vacationing).
The carry-ons are my biggest concern yes. My normal carry on case is BA-sized (56cm x 45cm x 25cm) which I think is bigger than the EK permitted carry-on. I do have a backpack that is EK carry-on size, but that then makes it difficult to take my laptop bag with me as well (although I am guessing that with COVID, laptop bags can no longer go under the seat in front?). I am wary about using the BA-sized one as if I get told it is too big and has to go in the hold, not only is it going to cost me BUT I don't really want my Xbox and my stoneware crockery getting chucked around and dropped (I am relocating, not vacationing).
Aug 17, 2020, 1:45 am
#25
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: London
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Rimowa Salsa Deluxe Cabin? I've been taking that bag on every EK flight ever taken, never an issue. I have my business bag on top of it. If I really go overboard, I just hang my jacket over it to hide it. I really wouldn't worry too much about it, but it's your call.
EK always have accepted that one witout a problem even with a laptop bag on top.
Generally if I get problems with these kind of bags its more because of weight, than size (i.e. with Lufthansa).
Aug 17, 2020, 1:47 am
#26
Join Date: Feb 2017
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I've accepted defeat, will book with Emirates
The carry-ons are my biggest concern yes. My normal carry on case is BA-sized (56cm x 45cm x 25cm) which I think is bigger than the EK permitted carry-on. I do have a backpack that is EK carry-on size, but that then makes it difficult to take my laptop bag with me as well (although I am guessing that with COVID, laptop bags can no longer go under the seat in front?). I am wary about using the BA-sized one as if I get told it is too big and has to go in the hold, not only is it going to cost me BUT I don't really want my Xbox and my stoneware crockery getting chucked around and dropped (I am relocating, not vacationing).
The carry-ons are my biggest concern yes. My normal carry on case is BA-sized (56cm x 45cm x 25cm) which I think is bigger than the EK permitted carry-on. I do have a backpack that is EK carry-on size, but that then makes it difficult to take my laptop bag with me as well (although I am guessing that with COVID, laptop bags can no longer go under the seat in front?). I am wary about using the BA-sized one as if I get told it is too big and has to go in the hold, not only is it going to cost me BUT I don't really want my Xbox and my stoneware crockery getting chucked around and dropped (I am relocating, not vacationing).
You won't regret it
Aug 17, 2020, 2:02 am
#27
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Antler Stirling lie flat cabin suitcase. It is pretty big for a cabin bag!
I have seen Lufthansa routinely weighing cabin bags at LHR. I don't think I have seen them do it at FRA.
Thanks! It is going to be a bit of a culture shock, as I have absolutely loved my time living in Germany, and about 75% of the things you see here on a night out (or even afternoon in the centre of Frankfurt) would likely be illegal in the UAE 
I have a Rimowa cabin plus (aluminium) and the only airline ever checking if this is still a cabin bag was actually BA (at their JFK outstation).
EK always have accepted that one witout a problem even with a laptop bag on top.
Generally if I get problems with these kind of bags its more because of weight, than size (i.e. with Lufthansa).
EK always have accepted that one witout a problem even with a laptop bag on top.
Generally if I get problems with these kind of bags its more because of weight, than size (i.e. with Lufthansa).
Aug 17, 2020, 2:22 am
#28
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hah hah hah, and that's Frankfurt, not even Berlin!
Aug 17, 2020, 2:30 am
#29
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Location: London
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Antler Stirling lie flat cabin suitcase. It is pretty big for a cabin bag!
Thanks! It is going to be a bit of a culture shock, as I have absolutely loved my time living in Germany, and about 75% of the things you see here on a night out (or even afternoon in the centre of Frankfurt) would likely be illegal in the UAE
Thanks! It is going to be a bit of a culture shock, as I have absolutely loved my time living in Germany, and about 75% of the things you see here on a night out (or even afternoon in the centre of Frankfurt) would likely be illegal in the UAE
Aug 17, 2020, 3:45 am
#30
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Walking through the "Red Light" area of Frankfurt was an experience. Seeing people just laying in doorways with needles hanging out of their arms was quite a sight!