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Pigs Might Fly, But They Shouldn’t Do So As Service Animals
Two US airlines, Delta and United, have issued stricter guidelines on what is required before a passenger can bring onboard an animal in an “emotional support” or “therapy” role. (atwonline.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Simple answer to your question: The one who is allowed onboard pursuant to the law. That would be the service animal.
A situation like this happened to my wife and another passenger (who to be honest, was just making up excuses so she wouldn't be displaced from her seat). She initially claimed that she was disabled because she needed wheelchair assistance down the jetway to our flight, then complained that my wife's guide dog needed to be crated and in the baggage compartment where everything else belongs. Then suggested that we let the dog catch the next flight (which the FA then told her that being at KDEN, how the hell was the dog supposed to leave the airport, catch a cab back to the closest hotel, book a room, get fed, wake up, pay for the hotel room, catch a cab back to the airport, go through security, and find the next flight all on her own, leaving my blind wife without her guide)...
Then she played the allergy card, which then the FAs threw the ACAA at her.
In this case, the ACAA is paramount. The service animal has a right to be with their partner/guide, and the airline has to accommodate that. That is by law. The airline does not have to accommodate the allergy by law.
A situation like this happened to my wife and another passenger (who to be honest, was just making up excuses so she wouldn't be displaced from her seat). She initially claimed that she was disabled because she needed wheelchair assistance down the jetway to our flight, then complained that my wife's guide dog needed to be crated and in the baggage compartment where everything else belongs. Then suggested that we let the dog catch the next flight (which the FA then told her that being at KDEN, how the hell was the dog supposed to leave the airport, catch a cab back to the closest hotel, book a room, get fed, wake up, pay for the hotel room, catch a cab back to the airport, go through security, and find the next flight all on her own, leaving my blind wife without her guide)...
Then she played the allergy card, which then the FAs threw the ACAA at her.
In this case, the ACAA is paramount. The service animal has a right to be with their partner/guide, and the airline has to accommodate that. That is by law. The airline does not have to accommodate the allergy by law.
Good for you three
I would like to bring my emotional support animal along for free on flights. He has two legs, a great smile and knows how to be very appropriate on flightsð
very good. Would he accept wearing a leash to qualify for a free flight?
Service Animals used to be allowed in only for the blinds and physically handicapped paxs.
A good thing.
But now a days for emotional support stuff you can get a service animal on board.....
Hope I do not end up one day,flying inbound to Sydney, sitting next to a Kangaroo.
A good thing.
But now a days for emotional support stuff you can get a service animal on board.....
Hope I do not end up one day,flying inbound to Sydney, sitting next to a Kangaroo.
You'd prefer a ESA cassowary for a seatmate?
I go for the Kangaroo
But here is another point. What if someone comes on the flight and is allergic to dogs, cats or other animals brought into the cabin? Who has more rights, the passenger or the animal? Also, how do the airlines clean the planes once these service dogs leave the plane? What if the animals have fleas or ticks? Imagine the poor passengers who have to sit in the seats of the planes where the animal might have been sitting. How will they know that an animal was in those seats, assuming the animal was sitting in the seats like what was on my flight?
I feel for the people with the service dogs but I can no longer support allowing any animal brought into the cabin of an airplane after what happened on my flight. I don't want to sit in a plane on a long flight with the smell of dog poop. Airplanes are not Noah's Ark.