Airlines Ban Emotional Support Animals

Customers traveling with emotional support animals should arrange for their flights to arrive after 9 am.

Airlines ban emotional support animals. All reservations booked prior to January 11 2021 or for flights on or before February 28 2021. Alaska Airlines is the first to ban emotional support animals. 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.

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. That still allow ESAs in the cabin. Last week Alaska Airlines was the first airline to ban emotional support animals under a new Department of Transportation DOT ruling.

After more than a year of lobbying by US airlines Emotional Support Animals ESA may be departing the passenger cabin. This week United American and Delta have joined in banning. Dog owners speak out as airlines ban emotional support animals.

Several major airlines have already announced a ban on emotional support animals including Frontier United Alaska Delta American and Spirit airlines. The sudden banning of emotional support animals to fly for free may result in some passengers feeling unfairly disadvantaged said Shelley Tasker head of operations at Alternative Airlines a flight search and booking site that works with travel advisors and consumers alike to identify pet-friendly flying options. United becomes the final Big 3 airline to ban emotional support animals Zach Honig 182021.

Or by 330 pm. Emotional support animals will no longer be considered service animals on flights. Department of Transportation DOT no longer requires airlines to accommodate emotional support animals.

Carriers in no longer allowing emotional support animals to fly free. 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. Even though the ban will go into effect on January 11 Alaska Airlines will continue to allow emotional support animals under its current policy.