My wife, 10-month-old son, and I were traveling yesterday. My wife was holding my son in the aisle seat when I went off to prepare some baby food. This was just at the end of the boarding process (premium cabin; other details not important).

The last person to board in the cabin came aboard with 2 large carry-on bags. He put the smaller of these over his seat and then attempted to put the larger over my wife (and baby). Apparently, the bag was so heavy that he was struggling. This was a relatively fit appearing young to middle-aged man. He lost control of the bag and it fell on my wife's head just barely missing my baby.

My wife developed a goose egg on her head and still has some pain. The near-miss to my baby was frankly horrifying. This was a very heavy bag falling from the height of the middle bins on a large plane. My wife was shaking from adrenaline rush for several hours.

We had the FA fill out an accident report, but, unless my wife deteriorates neurologically (very unlikely - and I'm frankly an expert able to judge these things), the actual damages are not great enough to warrant legal action.

My point in posting is to warn everyone about the dangers of falling luggage. This applies both to sitting (and being a possible victim) and to loading (and being a possible perpetrator). I'm also concerned that with the new costs associated with checking bags these risks will be increased.

IMO, this was the greatest threat to my son's life in his 10-month existence. I'll not be surprised when an infant is killed.