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Travel Tidbits: Testing, Festivals, and More

01/26/21

COVID-19 testing required for international travel – and maybe domestic travel too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now requires that all travelers flying to the United States from abroad show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flight. The new rule went into effect on January 26. And in addition to →

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New rules for service and emotional support animals on airplanes now in effect

01/10/21

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new rules regarding service animals and emotional support animals on airplanes goes into effect January 11, 2021. You can read all the details here, but here are some key points to keep in mind if you’re planning on flying on a commercial flight with a service animal, emotional support animal, →

Animals

Alaska Airlines to give emotional support animals the boot

12/30/20

Back on the leash The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has ruled that airlines no longer have to make the same accommodations for emotional support animals as they do for trained service dogs. So it was just a matter of time before airlines starting to change their policies. And now the changes have begun. “This →

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Remember the emotional-support chicken?

12/20/19

Last year about this time, there was quite a stir about airlines tightening up their rules about the definition of emotional support animals. Delta Air Lines got the ball rolling by issuing a new policy banning service and support animals under four months of age regardless of flight length. The new policy also banned emotional →

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Tampa Int’l latest airport to tighten leash on pets

02/15/19

Last year, Portland International Airport and several other airports followed the lead of airlines in tightening the leash on what consitutes an ’emotional support’ animal and the expected and acceptable behavior of pets in the terminals. The move came in response to increase incidents of aggressive pets and, in some cases, of pets biting and →

Will this emotional support chicken fly?

12/19/18

Would you fly with this emotional support chicken? →

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Delta tightens leash on emotional support animals- again.

12/10/18

Delta Air Lines is issuing a new round of rules for service and support animals . Don’t be surprised if these rules are adopted soon by other airlines. Delta’s new policy goes into effect December 18. Under the new rules, service and support animals under four months of age will be banned from any Delta →

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Southwest Airlines tighens rules on emotional support animals

08/15/18

Southwest Airlines is the latest airline to tighten its policies on passengers traveling with trained service and emotional support animals. The new rules go in to effect Monday, September 17, 2018. Under Southwest Airlines’ new rules, each customer will only be able to travel with one emotional support animal (or ESA) and ESAs will be →

Airports tightening the leash on animals in terminals

06/28/18

Airports are following the lead of airlines and putting new rules in place to cover the behavior of animals in terminals. In some airports, bad dogs and their owners will get fines. →

Blame the peacock: United Airlines’ new rules for emotional support animals.

02/01/18

Last week Delta Air Line announced updates to it policies on flying with service animals or emotional support animals. This week United Airlines has shared its update polices. Check them out and let us know what you think. →

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