Edit number 2, and so important I've put it in a separate post so it can't be overlooked. If you book Etihad, if you haven't already - then do register and join their flyer programme loyalty thing. It's free for the base membership, but it gives you a whopping 30kilos each instead of 23. You know how women like to stuff those suitcases!

Emirates are 30 kilos standard allowance anyway, but hey