i took an emirates flight from newcastle to india via dubai on the 6th march 2010.i reached the airport abt 3 hrs before check in as adviced.since i was leaving the Uk for good and coming to india, i had quite a lot of luggage.anyways i was told tht my baggage was overweight n i either needed to trash some of it pay for it.also as per normal flight rules which allow 7-8 kgs hand baggage and the laptop bag is extra.Now these people at the airport told me that...NO ..emirates had changed the rules and its just ONE hand baggae and wht u put in it... read full review »