The Baggage Police

I'm back in Dar again! The trip to KL seems like a dream.....a very good dream but still a dream!

It's back to dusty roads, generator power and slow internet connections. There's also the sun, the sea and my friends of course- mustn't just focus on the bad side! The best part is, I'm reunited with The Engineer - 3 weeks was a long time to be away.

I had a safe trip flying on Emirates but seriously, those people need to step-up on their customer satisfaction abilities. Here's the story:

I got to the KL International Airport at 9:00 pm; my flight was due to depart at 2:00am. Now, some might think that I was ridiculously early but I've always been a firm believer of being a geek, arriving too early and then having a leisurely time rather than trying to be cool, arriving at the last possible minute and then missing the flight if something unexpected happens!

Emirates had evidently turned into the Baggage Police between the time I arrived in KL and took off again because they were checking every-single-piece-of-luggage with what can only be described as religious zeal!

Surprise, surprise both my hand luggage and my main luggage were pronounced too heavy and they insisted that I repack them in the middle of the darn airport! I was horrified!
My poor sister and I had to squat down like a couple of farmers planting crops, take out half my stuff and put them in boxes. It was SO un-Diva like!

Apparently, a single piece of luggage should not weigh above 32kgs and we're allocated up to 40kg per passenger. I've been flying with Emirates for like 2 years and there's never been a problem. Trust me, my luggage has ALWAYS weighed more than 40 kgs.

I was charged a ridiculous amount for just a few kilograms of excess luggage...I don't even want to think about how much. Let's just say that I could have comfortably purchased not 1, not 2 but 3 pairs of Aldo shoes and been strutting around stylishly instead of making Emirates richer. Darn that airline!

From now on, it's Qatar Airways all the way for me. I heard their passengers are allowed 50kgs each on international routes. I've had enough of the Luggage Nazis aka Emirates!

PS: Unfortunately, I remained a bad blogger and didn't really use my camera well in KL (too busy stuffing my face and meeting everyone). I'll try to post whatever I do have (mostly of my cat, Charley). Meanwhile, I'm off to the couch again - need to sleep off that jet-lag and hopefully some of that homesickness too!