Originally Posted by
Unimatrix One
I've been flying JAL regularly for over 20 years (international and domestic, on everything from widebodies to regional jets), and I've never seen a crew member's bags in an overhead bin. I wonder what kind of arrangements (closet space?) JAL provides the crew for their bags and why US airlines can't do something similar.
I saw JAL pilot interview on JAL YouTube channel, it is in Japanese. This pilot flies A350 and said A350 has smaller space in flight deck compared with 777s. In A350 there is enough space for just one mid-size roll-a-board, no space for all the pilots. JAL A350 pilots ckeck their bags and wait at a baggage claim like other passengers. At JAL crew baggage do not come out before OneWorld elites. The pilot was asked if he can store their belongings in passenger cabin and this JAL pilot said no.