Airlines are prohibited from banning specific breeds of dogs on board flights as service or emotional support animals, the US Transportation Department says
The guidelines outlined by department officials appear to invalidate a recently-announced Delta Air Lines policy barring"pit bull type dogs" from traveling as service or emotional support animals. Airlines are allowed a case-by-case determination of whether an animal is safe to travel, and airlines can also require people traveling with emotional support animals to check in at the airport lobby, rather than online, to allow an airline official to review the animal.
Flying with your dog? Here's what to doThe airline industry said it supports the DOT guidelines because of its concerns about passengers abusing the allowances for emotional support animals, or ESAs. "The availability of fraudulent ESA credentials online has enabled people who are not truly in need of animal assistance to abuse the rules and evade airline policies regarding animals in the cabin," said Airlines for America, an industry group.
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