Airlines’ efforts to crack down on travelers abusing emotional support animal policies got a little help from the federal government Thursday after DOT officials released their “final statement” on ESA priorities.
Airlines’ efforts to crack down on travelers abusing emotional support animal policies got a little help from the federal government Thursday after Department of Transportation officials released their “final statement” on ESA priorities.
In one of the most recent incidents, an Envoy Air flight attendant required five stitches two weeks ago after an emotional support dog bit him during an American Airlines flight from Dallas/Fort Worth to Piedmont Triad."We have had a huge problem with too many animals on our planes,” AFA President Sara Nelson told ABC News Thursday."We’ve been begging the DOT for this guidance and we want to see even more. We want to see this as a clear rule for everyone across the industry.
This guidance seems to go against a controversial addition to Delta’s ESA policy a year ago to ban “pit bull type dogs” as service animals.
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