Airlines Ban Emotional Support Animals

That means you will no longer be able to bring your dog in the airline cabin with you.

Airlines ban emotional support animals. Airlines Ban Emotional Support AnimalsFor Now. This week United American and Delta have joined in banning. Emotional support animals will no longer be considered service animals on flights.

Delta Air Lines has now become the latest airline. Alaska Airlines will soon ban emotional support animals from flights becoming the first major US. I will not be putting the animal who has saved my life in cargo Erin Donnelly January 11 2021 230 PM 8 min read.

On January 11 2021 which is when the Department of Transportations new rule governing emotional support animals takes effect JetBlue United and Delta wont recognize emotional support animals. Delta Air Lines and JetBlue are the latest major carriers to cut the leash and ban emotional support animals ESAs on flights. In the years prior to this rule change all airlines were required by law to accommodate owners of ESAs with proper documentation from a licensed mental health.

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. After more than a year of lobbying by US airlines Emotional Support Animals ESA may be departing the passenger cabin. Customers traveling with emotional support animals should arrange for their flights to arrive after 9 am.

As of January 11th 2021 the US. United becomes the final Big 3 airline to ban emotional support animals Zach Honig 182021. The year 2021 started with major news for ESA owners.

The airlines cite the final decision from the US. Julio Cortez AP. 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.