Dot Regulations On Emotional Support Animals

Emotional Support Animals ESA are now considered pets not service animals when flying on US.

Dot regulations on emotional support animals. Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service animals. Requiring documentation for psychiatric support animals and emotional support animals. Observing the behavior of animals.

No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. That still allow ESAs in the cabin. The US Department of Transportation no longer classifies an emotional support animal as a service animal.

We will honor reservations submitted and confirmed by Delta prior to January 11 2021 but will not accept new EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL reservations for upcoming travel. Last week the DOT essentially rid the already-cramped aluminum tubes of emotional support animals which have heretofore been limited only by the imaginations and temerity. The Department of Transportation has cleared the air somewhat on how airlines may decide which animals can travel in the cabin with their owners and flight crews are breathing easier.

Delta has similar regulations requiring passengers traveling with emotional support or psychiatric service animals must complete and submit the required paperwork at least 48 hours before a flight Service and support animals fly for free on the airline but customers are limited to a maximum of one emotional support animal. It will also support airline restrictions on animal species other than cats dogs and miniature horses to fly. Learn the rules for housing and flying with an ESA.

On Thursday afternoon the Department of Transportation issued a final policy statement for service animals and emotional support animals ESAs. First the ACAA currently requires airlines to recognize emotional support animals as service animals. Unless it complies with the airlines pet policy.

Allows airlines to require forms developed by DOT attesting to a service animals health behavior and training and if taking a long flight attesting that the service animal can either not relieve itself or can relieve. The DOT notes it no longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal paving the way for airlines to ban them if they dont fit established rules about pets. The Washington Post via Getty Images FILE.