Emirates Offers More Free Baggage Weight

News Release
8 May 2009

Emirates Offers More Free Baggage Weight

New Zealand travellers on Emirates can now enjoy new, generous baggage allowances for flights across the airline’s network of more than 100 destinations globally.

From now the new allowances will be 30kg for Economy Class passengers, 40kg for Business and 50kg for First. This new allowance will give Emirates' passengers the flexibility to carry significantly more baggage.

Emirates flies its modern, wide-bodied jets, including the new A380 superjumbo, four times daily from New Zealand to Dubai and beyond via Australia.

"Emirates has moved to these new free baggage levels to further demonstrate our commitment to putting the passenger first. By offering travellers the flexibility to carry significantly more baggage we will be allowing them to take more gifts for family and friends or take advantage of the outstanding shopping in Dubai and across the extensive network of Emirates destinations," said Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President Revenue Optimisation.

Gold and Silver Members of Skywards, Emirates frequent flyer programme, are entitled to an additional baggage allowance of 16 kgs over their ticketed allowance for Gold members and additional 12 kgs for Silver. Codeshare passengers travelling on Emirates operated flights are also eligible for the revised free baggage allowances.

Emirates' regular rates will be applied to baggage in excess of these new allowances.

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