Emotional Support Animals
December 2020 - The Department of Transportation (DOT)
has changed its regulations on flying with Emotional Support Animals.
has changed its regulations on flying with Emotional Support Animals.
This final rule defines a service animal as a dog, regardless of breed or type, that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a qualified individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. It allows airlines to recognize emotional support animals as pets, rather than service animals, and permits airlines to limit the number of service animals that one passenger can bring onboard an aircraft to two service animals.