Auto transfer of luggage between 2 airlines till final destination

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Two separated itineraries mean that you will have to re-check your luggage. That means entering Dubai through passport control, pick up the luggage, go to check-in counter of Emirates and drop it off there while receiving your boarding pass to London. You will need to verify that you have the necessary documents to enter Dubai.

If you do not have the proper documentation to enter Dubai or your layover is extremely short that will not allow you to re-check your bags (entering the country, rechecking the bag, and re-entering security takes quite some time), change your tickets now. Don't get stuck in the situation when you arrive at the airport. Rwandair will probably not allow you to board the plane if you don't have the necessary documents to enter Dubai.

If you are able to re-check the bags but are just asking because "it's too much work", I would suggest just put up with it and re-check the bags. I do it all the time and it's not a lot of trouble.

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After a bit of internet searching it appears that Rwandair and Emirates do not interline baggage with each other. Even if they did, they may not do so on tickets purchased separately like yours. In that case there is no way to avoid collecting your bags at Dubai and rechecking them, aside from traveling with only cabin baggage that fits in the overhead bin and a personal item that fits under the seat.

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