I flew on Air India this afternoon LHR-JFK along with my dad and his crew. All crew CHECKED one bag and carried aboard just one other bag. The one carry-on rule was enforced STRICTLY to the extent that pax with lap babies were told that the lap baby counted towards the carry-on limit and they could not carry-on anything else beyond a purse.

We were chatting with the Aer Lingus crew while waiting for the crew shuttle to our respective hotels. They too had checked bags and only one carry-on each.

At our layover hotel, we ran into EgyptAir and PIA crew checking out, all of whom intended to check bags.

Just some observations.....