warning when travelling with Emirates!
Oct 14th 2008, 9:45 am
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
Hellish airline, would rather swim!
The one time I flew with them they were havng problems with a gentleman of arabic appearance who had a computer. Yep, a desktop computer, both hard-drive tower and monitor (in the days before flat-screns), and wanted it all to go on as hand luggage. He was at the gate arguing with the boarding crew. Their main point was "you can't take it cos even if you get it in the locker it could fall on someone's head. His reply centred around the argument that he could put it in the aisle if there wasn't a spare seat.
According to the airline world a lot of the probelms with luggage are down to the culture of the country that provides the majority of passnegers. With AEmirates they have passengers who are unused to hearing the word "NO" and who like to buy Western electrical stuff to take home with them. I have friends who are airline crew and they say that excess hand luggage is a more serious issue for Emirates than for many other airlines.
The one time I flew with them they were havng problems with a gentleman of arabic appearance who had a computer. Yep, a desktop computer, both hard-drive tower and monitor (in the days before flat-screns), and wanted it all to go on as hand luggage. He was at the gate arguing with the boarding crew. Their main point was "you can't take it cos even if you get it in the locker it could fall on someone's head. His reply centred around the argument that he could put it in the aisle if there wasn't a spare seat.
According to the airline world a lot of the probelms with luggage are down to the culture of the country that provides the majority of passnegers. With AEmirates they have passengers who are unused to hearing the word "NO" and who like to buy Western electrical stuff to take home with them. I have friends who are airline crew and they say that excess hand luggage is a more serious issue for Emirates than for many other airlines.
FWIW, I've done UK-Oz with Emirates must be 10 times now without a single problem, but obviously people have different experiences and view things differently. I like Dubai airport, esp Duty Free having used it nearly 20 times. I would have thought the answer to the hand luggage problem is obvious (just in case no one has pointed it out). You wear those trousers with a dozen pockets and stuff them, making sure your bag has < 7 kgs and when on the other side you put everything back into the bag. Doesn't everyone do that now?
Oct 14th 2008, 10:40 am
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
Both Melbourne and Auckland airport have non-airline staff now checking the weight (very strictly I might add) as you walk through to the departure gates. If overweight they send you back to the check-in desks to sort it out.
Regardless of the airline, this has happened to me on Qantas, Emirates and Air New Zealand.
Very annoying for frequent flyers like myself who only take a carry on bag, the bag + suit + shoes + chargers etc is impossible to get under 7kg (think the bag itself is probably 2-3kg)
Regardless of the airline, this has happened to me on Qantas, Emirates and Air New Zealand.
Very annoying for frequent flyers like myself who only take a carry on bag, the bag + suit + shoes + chargers etc is impossible to get under 7kg (think the bag itself is probably 2-3kg)
Oct 14th 2008, 11:13 am
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
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There was a very grateful garbage attendant at Manchester airport when i had to ditch items over 40 kg @ 35-00 per kilo.
There was a very grateful garbage attendant at Manchester airport when i had to ditch items over 40 kg @ 35-00 per kilo.
Oct 23rd 2008, 4:32 pm
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
This is one of my pet hates with air travel.
I think that the weight allowance should be for both you and your luggage.
If someone were to point out that I was 2 kg over the baggage allowance and then tried to charge me £35 a kg for it, I would have to point out an overweight person in the que and ask the check in person if they will be charging them £35 a kg for every kg they are over my weight.
If I weigh 12 stone and go over my limit by 1kg surely that isn't worse than someone who weighs 20 stone and is bang on the 20kg limit.
Thiswas not meant in anyway to offend people and I am sorry if it has.
I think that the weight allowance should be for both you and your luggage.
If someone were to point out that I was 2 kg over the baggage allowance and then tried to charge me £35 a kg for it, I would have to point out an overweight person in the que and ask the check in person if they will be charging them £35 a kg for every kg they are over my weight.
If I weigh 12 stone and go over my limit by 1kg surely that isn't worse than someone who weighs 20 stone and is bang on the 20kg limit.
Thiswas not meant in anyway to offend people and I am sorry if it has.
Oct 23rd 2008, 6:48 pm
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
This is one of my pet hates with air travel.
I think that the weight allowance should be for both you and your luggage.
If someone were to point out that I was 2 kg over the baggage allowance and then tried to charge me £35 a kg for it, I would have to point out an overweight person in the que and ask the check in person if they will be charging them £35 a kg for every kg they are over my weight.
If I weigh 12 stone and go over my limit by 1kg surely that isn't worse than someone who weighs 20 stone and is bang on the 20kg limit.
Thiswas not meant in anyway to offend people and I am sorry if it has.
I think that the weight allowance should be for both you and your luggage.
If someone were to point out that I was 2 kg over the baggage allowance and then tried to charge me £35 a kg for it, I would have to point out an overweight person in the que and ask the check in person if they will be charging them £35 a kg for every kg they are over my weight.
If I weigh 12 stone and go over my limit by 1kg surely that isn't worse than someone who weighs 20 stone and is bang on the 20kg limit.
Thiswas not meant in anyway to offend people and I am sorry if it has.
I note your message wasnt intended to offend anyone, and my message too, isnt intended to offend anyone.
I whole heartedly agree with you!
An airline once told me that luggage restrictions are for passenger safety - so the plane doesnt come down mid flight!! -
If that was the case then they should take the gross weight. Weigh all passengers, and all luggage. Only that way will they be able to calculate whether a plane wont be able to take off cause its too heavy (or will fall down mid flight!).
Stupid, the whole world is stupid.
[but not DIAC, they are great and im sure they are doing a grand job granting our visas]
Oct 24th 2008, 12:40 am
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
I note your message wasnt intended to offend anyone, and my message too, isnt intended to offend anyone.
I whole heartedly agree with you!
An airline once told me that luggage restrictions are for passenger safety - so the plane doesnt come down mid flight!! -
If that was the case then they should take the gross weight. Weigh all passengers, and all luggage. Only that way will they be able to calculate whether a plane wont be able to take off cause its too heavy (or will fall down mid flight!).
Stupid, the whole world is stupid. [but not DIAC, they are great and im sure they are doing a grand job granting our visas]
I whole heartedly agree with you!
An airline once told me that luggage restrictions are for passenger safety - so the plane doesnt come down mid flight!! -
If that was the case then they should take the gross weight. Weigh all passengers, and all luggage. Only that way will they be able to calculate whether a plane wont be able to take off cause its too heavy (or will fall down mid flight!).
Stupid, the whole world is stupid.
[but not DIAC, they are great and im sure they are doing a grand job granting our visas]Main problem with weighing individual passengers and then calculating weight and balance for the flight from that, is that the problem of working out how much fuel could be carried, and it would probably result in longer check-in times, and more delays because of the later start in fuelling.
Last edited by Pollyana; Oct 24th 2008 at 12:42 am.
Oct 24th 2008, 9:17 pm
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
Flown with many different airlines and Emirates the only one where my camera bag was pulled for being overweight.
So the PC went in the hold luggage (company one, so no worries there!). 3kg over....will try the baggy jacket routine next time...
Bloody annoying, there were 3 check-in attendants and only one checking weight of carry-on.....so I and my family shall be voting with their feet......and Emirates have lost 4 customers permanently
So the PC went in the hold luggage (company one, so no worries there!). 3kg over....will try the baggy jacket routine next time...
Bloody annoying, there were 3 check-in attendants and only one checking weight of carry-on.....so I and my family shall be voting with their feet......and Emirates have lost 4 customers permanently
Oct 24th 2008, 9:53 pm
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
Maybe emirates are monopolosing on their situe as I flew with them 2005 and 2006 and the were the cheapest most direct (only airline that flies direct from Glasgow) and very good at what they do.
However in saying that I have just looked up prices as we are possibly looking to emigrate Dec 2008 early 2009 and they are the most expensive so I can maybe understand their handluggage price going up if their flights are anything to go by I was shocked.:curse:
Although in saying that as I would be flying directly from Glasgow as every other airline has to change at London for the extra money that they charge the fact that we would only change at Dubai ie 1 stop it would probably still be worth it as travelling with 2 wee ones
However in saying that I have just looked up prices as we are possibly looking to emigrate Dec 2008 early 2009 and they are the most expensive so I can maybe understand their handluggage price going up if their flights are anything to go by I was shocked.:curse:
Although in saying that as I would be flying directly from Glasgow as every other airline has to change at London for the extra money that they charge the fact that we would only change at Dubai ie 1 stop it would probably still be worth it as travelling with 2 wee ones
Oct 24th 2008, 10:38 pm
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
Hi
We flew from Heathrow to Singapore and then on to Brisbane with Singapore airlines last week. We only had 20kg each as we came over earlier in the year to validate. Our cases were just over the 100kg in total (5 of us) probably around 110kg. But we really had to load up our hand luggage (mine was 12kg alone!). We had no problems whatsoever no one asked to weigh these bags and there was no mention of paying for the extra 10kg in our luggage. So therefore I would recommend Singapore airlines every time, (have now flow to Oz 3 times with them). Also if flying with them would try and get a flight on the Airbus A380 (seems like a bit more leg room, is slightly wider seat, over 10 inch screen and on demand movies etc, also much smoother and quieter than 747).
We flew from Heathrow to Singapore and then on to Brisbane with Singapore airlines last week. We only had 20kg each as we came over earlier in the year to validate. Our cases were just over the 100kg in total (5 of us) probably around 110kg. But we really had to load up our hand luggage (mine was 12kg alone!). We had no problems whatsoever no one asked to weigh these bags and there was no mention of paying for the extra 10kg in our luggage. So therefore I would recommend Singapore airlines every time, (have now flow to Oz 3 times with them). Also if flying with them would try and get a flight on the Airbus A380 (seems like a bit more leg room, is slightly wider seat, over 10 inch screen and on demand movies etc, also much smoother and quieter than 747).
Oct 25th 2008, 7:18 am
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
Hi
We flew from Heathrow to Singapore and then on to Brisbane with Singapore airlines last week. We only had 20kg each as we came over earlier in the year to validate. Our cases were just over the 100kg in total (5 of us) probably around 110kg. But we really had to load up our hand luggage (mine was 12kg alone!). We had no problems whatsoever no one asked to weigh these bags and there was no mention of paying for the extra 10kg in our luggage. So therefore I would recommend Singapore airlines every time, (have now flow to Oz 3 times with them). Also if flying with them would try and get a flight on the Airbus A380 (seems like a bit more leg room, is slightly wider seat, over 10 inch screen and on demand movies etc, also much smoother and quieter than 747).
We flew from Heathrow to Singapore and then on to Brisbane with Singapore airlines last week. We only had 20kg each as we came over earlier in the year to validate. Our cases were just over the 100kg in total (5 of us) probably around 110kg. But we really had to load up our hand luggage (mine was 12kg alone!). We had no problems whatsoever no one asked to weigh these bags and there was no mention of paying for the extra 10kg in our luggage. So therefore I would recommend Singapore airlines every time, (have now flow to Oz 3 times with them). Also if flying with them would try and get a flight on the Airbus A380 (seems like a bit more leg room, is slightly wider seat, over 10 inch screen and on demand movies etc, also much smoother and quieter than 747).
GREAT we are going with them on the a380 in 3 weeks
Cannot wait...
Oct 25th 2008, 8:02 am
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
Maybe emirates are monopolosing on their situe as I flew with them 2005 and 2006 and the were the cheapest most direct (only airline that flies direct from Glasgow) and very good at what they do.
However in saying that I have just looked up prices as we are possibly looking to emigrate Dec 2008 early 2009 and they are the most expensive so I can maybe understand their handluggage price going up if their flights are anything to go by I was shocked.:curse:
Although in saying that as I would be flying directly from Glasgow as every other airline has to change at London for the extra money that they charge the fact that we would only change at Dubai ie 1 stop it would probably still be worth it as travelling with 2 wee ones
However in saying that I have just looked up prices as we are possibly looking to emigrate Dec 2008 early 2009 and they are the most expensive so I can maybe understand their handluggage price going up if their flights are anything to go by I was shocked.:curse:
Although in saying that as I would be flying directly from Glasgow as every other airline has to change at London for the extra money that they charge the fact that we would only change at Dubai ie 1 stop it would probably still be worth it as travelling with 2 wee ones
We have a 5 year old and 3 year old, both wee psychos. BUT they know how to sleep on a plane, so connections not a problem (might stop off anyways)
At the end of the day we will be going over with a bucket of stuff, and there is no way the seriously expensive stuff is leaving my person or my wifes to be put in a hold. Cue a rant about BA......
Oct 25th 2008, 8:23 am
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
If you are allowed 20kg per person & only take 2 suitcases between 5 of you are the weigh restrictions of your cases max 20kg each or can they be heavier? Our hire car will only hold 2 cases so are limited. We just wanted to cram everything into the 2!!! 
Oct 25th 2008, 9:37 am
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
Or take a couple of extra bags that would fit down footwell, if you have small kids?
Oct 25th 2008, 2:47 pm
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Oct 25th 2008, 3:05 pm
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Re: warning when travelling with Emirates!
Individual airlines may have different rules with lower weights, but 32kgs is the real upper limit. No airline can allow a bag heavier than this.