Airlines Ban Emotional Support Animals. Department of transportation issued a “final rule. American airlines carried 155,790 emotional support animals in 2017, up 48% from 2016, while the number of checked pets dropped 17%.
Us airlines can now ban emotional support animals from flights after the government closed a major loophole for travellers. However, under department of transportation rules, airlines are prohibited from banning service dogs based. Airlines ban emotional support animals—for now.
Highlights from dot's clarifying guidance on emotional support animals.
The revision to the air carrier access act (acaa) will allow airlines to distinguish between service animals and emotional support animals, effectively allowing carriers to ban the latter from. Airlines cannot ban a specific breed or species of support animal, though they have some latitude to deny specific animals. The revision to the air carrier access act (acaa) will allow airlines to distinguish between service animals and emotional support animals, effectively allowing carriers to ban the latter from. New rule could allow airlines to ban emotional support animals and treat them as pets instead.
