hmm andypaul, i think becuase my bags are sent direct from manc airport to manila, then they are one of the first lot of baggage to be put on the plane, you being a pc geek like me will know what FIFO means, i'm one of the first off the plane, being 6ft 2" and i can sprint past most to the front of the que at immigration, only to be one of the last to leave the airport

, as my bags are one of the last to be put on the carousel...
one way around this i've seen, you see some cheecky

, with what look like cases which are way toooooooooo big to be hand luggage, so carry all your luggage with you..

, when my wife came to the uk, she had like 20 heavy medical books, they were that heavy, most had to go in hand luggage, even our daughter had to carry some

, i carried many in my hand luggage bag, just b4 we got on the plane, the secuirty guards were checking bags , i put the bag on the table, the security lady tried to pick it up, she couldn't move it at all

... we were well over our baggage allownce

but no one said anything
