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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
