If you're right and it IS going to be 23Kgs, that actually might save some time in the terminal but I'm really surprised the unions have agreed.
You and me both! However, British Airways prostituted itself after EasyJet removed the weight limit on cabin baggage. The management argued that we needed to compete with EasyJet on a level playing field if we were not going to lose the business travellers.
Personally, I always felt Virgin was right in sticking to its guns on cabin baggage and banning wheelie bags from the cabin! (Two reasons: (a) The pressure transmitted through the wheels does severe damage to the cranium if the bag falls and (b) the "trolley bag" allows passengers to carry heavy stuff on board with relative ease. If you had to lug a grip or a shoulder bag around the terminal, you would only pack it with things essential for the flight!
Unfortunately for us all, commercial pressure won!
