oversized baggage
 

Hi

I am flying Emirates soon and have a question.... is it possible to take with me as baggage a large box measuring 1.2m x 1.2m by about 10cm deep... it wont wiegh much , 25kgs at a guess.

I appreciate that it may well incur extra charges etc but my question is if they would accept this at the airport as oversize baggage... I see people with surfboards etc so just wondered if anyone had any experience or advice before i call the airline itself.

Many Thanks

1st check their conditions of carriage on their website. All will be revealed.

You should not have any problem. I don't think it's too big. Keep in mind that you might have to pay extra. Follow ExXB advice.
Enjoy Emirates inflight entertainment system. It's one of the best. And the cabin crew will treat you nicely. The food is also good. Have a safe trip.

RTFM...

Weight concept
For tickets issued on or after 15th November 2014
Individual items with total dimensions exceeding 300cm (118 inches) cannot be transported as checked baggage, and must be sent as cargo or freight. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Piece concept
For tickets issued on or after 15th November 2014
Total dimensions (length + width + height) of each piece must not exceed 150cm (59 inches). Customers with individual items exceeding above dimensions up to 300cm (118 inches) will be charged an additional fee. Individual items with total dimensions exceeding 300cm (118 inches) cannot be transported as checked baggage, and must be sent as cargo or freight.

Thank you for your replies...

I did see that on the website so hpefully I will be OK... I just wondered if anyone had any experience of checking in large items. Do they appear at the same place as your bags at the other end?.... As you suggest I will pour a large scotch and give the airline a ring for a price.

Togue... I can only second your comments having been lucky enough to travel with them before.

Cheers

As it happens, I do have recent experience checking in large items like this on Emirates. Provided your item is both within the 300cm size limit and does not exceed the weight limit for a single item (32kg, from memory - but you'd better check), it is straightforward. The exact procedure may vary with the airports involved, but in general you present yourself and your item at the check-in desk, and they'll either take it there, or weigh and label it then ask you to take it to the oversize items counter, or ask to you take it to the oversize counter for weighing and labelling. In my case (at SYD), they weighed and labelled everything at the standard check-in desk, then asked me to put the oversize items in a special cage set up at the exit of the Emirates check-in area.

At the other end, your oversize item will probably appear* at the special oversize/fragile item delivery area, which is often in a distant corner of the baggage hall, and sometimes rather well hidden.

Note that the weight limit for a single item is absolute: it is not a matter of paying an excess charge; they simply won't accept an item over 32kg (or whatever it is).

*unless, of course, you are waiting at the oversize delivery area, in which case your item will appear on the regular carousel at the other end of the baggage hall.

32kg is the max weight per piece - the baggage handlers might put their back out lifting anything bigger. :=
I think this 'rule' is pretty much worldwide now - can anyone confirm??

I once took a pair of long skis in a soft bag into DXB in mid-summer. As they popped up at the carousel, a chap next to me said "bloody hell - that's a big fishing rod"

Dubain,
No worldwide standards anymore. Competition authorities consider these to be anti-competitive. Airlines can and do have different baggage rules by route, region and even airports.

Check the airlines' terms and conditions before you book and take a PDF copy with you on your phone/tablet. Be very careful of code share flights where usually it's the operating airline's rules that apply, not the airline you have the contract with.