<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by B747-437B:
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.
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I would suggest that an overseas flight is a bit different than what so many of us take each day. Those flying these 8+hr flights KNOW they are going either home or a hotel at the end of the trip vs. the short domestic hops where checking may become impractical.
And speaking of crazy - keeping a mother with a baby to one bag...yikes. But if the baby is the "personal item" then the other carryon could be a rollon which could include the needed diapers, bottles, change of clothes, toys, etc. I would guess that most moms are going to get caught offguard, since they tend to carry lots of smaller bags to keep things separate. And don't forget the stroller to get to the gate. I assume she can gate check that.