Delta Airlines Emotional Support Animals

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Delta airlines emotional support animals. There is no one size of pet carrier allowed on a Delta flight however there are pet carrier size restrictions. Anxiety and stress kick in and it becomes tough to fight it thousands of feet up in the air. In conformity with new DOT regulations Delta Airlines will limit emotional support animals that can fly.

Department of Transportation DOT issued a final rule dropping the requirement for airlines to recognize emotional support animals as service animals. Airlines design their policies to make flying as stress-free as possible. Delta Airlines Delta has been the first airliner to impose a detailed policy concerning emotional support animals and after several incidents concerning the inappropriate behavior of the animals or bad handling by the owners themselves there was a change to make the policy even stricter and to bar multiple types of both emotional support.

Emotional support animals on airplanes have become increasingly common over the years. In addition they will only be allowed if they are appropriately trained. The ESA should be present on the handlers lap or the floor beside the passengers seat.

ESA must stay within the area of the passengers seat. Customers who hold a ticket with their emotional support animals confirmed for travel prior to Jan 11. Apart from the above Delta will only transport trained service animals starting January 11 2021.

All emotional support and service animals under four months have also been banned on all flights. Trained Service Animal Request. The right to have your emotional support animal ESA fly with you is guaranteed by the Air Carrier Access Act ACAA.

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. Deltas updated policy follows a final rule issued last month by the US. January 19 2018 326 PM EST.