Airlines Ban Emotional Support Animals
Last week Alaska Airlines was the first airline to ban emotional support animals under a new Department of Transportation DOT ruling.
Airlines ban emotional support animals. As of January 11th 2021 the US. Delta Air Lines has now become the latest airline. Alaska Airlines recently became the first major US airline to announce a ban on emotional support animals and then American Airlines Southwest Airlines and United Airlines followed days later.
Department of Transportation DOT no longer requires airlines to accommodate emotional support animals. Julio Cortez AP. Hawaiian time opens in a new window because it may take up to 1 hour for the airlines to transport an animal to the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility.
Department of Transportation DOT has proposed a new policy that would give airlines the freedom to ban emotional support animals from flights though professionally trained service dogs. Gone are the days where you could fly freely with your emotional support animal as most major airlines have recently implemented new federal rules and restrictions that no longer allow them to fly with you. There are airlines outside of the US.
JetBlue United and Delta Airlines Will Ban Emotional Support Animals on Flights joining American Airlines and Alaska see AA Joins Alaska Airlines in Banning Emotional Support Animals. United becomes the final Big 3 airline to ban emotional support animals Zach Honig 182021. Unless it complies with the airlines pet policy.
Customers traveling with emotional support animals should arrange for their flights to arrive after 9 am. Several major airlines have already announced a ban on emotional support animals including Frontier United Alaska Delta American and Spirit airlines. That still allow ESAs in the cabin.
The airlines cite the final decision from the US. Emotional support animals will no longer be considered service animals on flights. I will not be putting the animal who has saved my life in cargo Erin Donnelly January 11 2021 230 PM 8 min read.