Dot Rules On Emotional Support Animals
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.
Dot rules on emotional support animals. United would continue to transport emotional support animals for reservations purchased before January 11 2021 for travel on or before February 28 2021 as long as all appropriate paperwork has been submitted to United no later. Under the new guidelines only dogs may be designated as service animals and owners must attest that they are specially trained to provide services to the passenger among other requirements. The United States Department of Transportation DOT has declared the finalized rules which will allow emotional support animals to be treated like ordinary pets by the airlines.
This has been announced by DOT on December 2 nd 2020. The US Department of Transportation published its final rule on Traveling by Air with Service Animals today bringing an end to the Emotional Support Animal ESA era. Be prepared for snappishness and snarling.
Airlines may also now limit service animals to two per passenger on any given flight. The big change is that DOT no longer considers emotional support animals to be service animals and has given airlines permission to stop giving those animals free rides. In accordance with the final rule from the US.
No longer considers an emotional support animal to be a service animal. Most airlines reacting to the DOT rules change are barring Emotional Support Animals ESA which limits support animals in the cabin to trained service animals. The Department of Transportation announced a final rule on Dec.
As of December 2020 the DOT officially enacted these proposed rules. The new rule will force passengers with emotional-support animals to check them into the cargo hold. Requires airlines to treat psychiatric service animals the same as other service animals.
The new rule could prohibit animals other than dogs from flying. DOT proposes new rules for emotional support animals on planes. Airlines will no longer be required to recognize ESAs and provide reasonable accommodation in the flight cabin andor free of charge.