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Alaska Airlines is the first US carrier to ban emotional support animals on its flights following a Department of Transportation ruling that airlines will only be required to transport service dogs. Beginning January 11, the airline will allow only service dogs that are "specially trained" and will refuse transport to emotional support animals. 123RF Delta Air Lines also stopped pit bull-type dogs from travelling as emotional support animals (file photo). The DOT rule change came early this m...

Reply A Boeing 737-990 (ER) operated by Alaska Airlines takes off from JFK Airport on Aug. 24, 2019. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines will limit animals allowed on flights to trained service dogs early next year, following relaxed federal guidance. The Seattle-based airline announced the change Tuesday, barring "emotional support animals" for reservations booked after Jan. 11, 2021, and on all flights after Feb. 28. Earlier in the year, the U.S. Department of Transporta...

Alaska Airlines becomes first to BAN all emotional support animals Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo In two weeks time, no pot-bellied pigs, miniature horses or peacocks will be welcome on board Alaska Airlines flights amid an industry-wide crackdown on emotional support animals. The Seattle-based air carrier on Tuesday announced changes to its service animal policy, stating that beginning on January 11, the airline will no longer all...

In this Saturday, April 1, 2017, file photo, a service dog named Orlando rests on the foot of its trainer, John Reddan, while sitting inside a United Airlines plane at Newark Liberty International Airport during a training exercise, in Newark, N.J. (Photo: Julio Cortez, AP) To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whe...

Angel DiBilio/Shutterstock.com and Shutterstock.com Alaska Airlines will only allow trained service dogs to fly on its planes in 2021.  A new Department of Transportation rule takes effect on January 11, 2021, that defines a service animal as a trained dog and gives airlines the flexibility to limit which animals they allow onboard. Airlines have been looking to close the emotional support animal loophole for years after onboard incidents with the often untrained ...

Alaska Airlines becomes the first U.S. airline to adhere to new DOT rules on emotional support animals Service dogs are acceptable, but there are new rules for them as well 12/30/2020 Photo (c) Boarding1Now - Getty ImagesIn a move to reflect recent changes to the U.S. Department of Transportations (DOT) rules regarding emotional support animals on its flights, Alaska Airlines will no longer allow those pets to board. Effective January 11, 2021, Alaska will only transport ser...

Alaska Airlines will only allow service DOGS on its flights from January 11 as it becomes the first carrier to ban ALL emotional support animals Alaska Airlines on Tuesday announced that beginning on January 11, it will no longer allow any emotional support animals on its flights, only service dogs  Policy change comes just weeks after Department of Transportation said that it will no longer require airlines to accommodate emotional support animals  The decision could earn airlines an extra ...

Alaska Airlines bridles emotional support animal policy to reduce disturbances Print this article Alaska Airlines will soon begin limiting emotional support animals on its flights after “numerous instances” of misbehavior from the creatures. The airline announced the change on Tuesday following a decision by the Transportation Department this month that allows airlines to classify emotional support animals as pets in response to feedback from the airline industry and instances of people b...

Print article Alaska Airlines is the first U.S. carrier to ban emotional support animals on its flights following a Department of Transportation ruling that airlines will only be required to transport service dogs. Beginning Jan. 11, the airline will allow only service dogs that are “specially trained” and will refuse transport to emotional support animals. The DOT rule change came early this month following the agency’s decision to revise its Air Carrier Access legislation because pas...

Alaska Airlines to stop allowing emotional support animals on flights KOMO News Staff © Provided by KOMO-TV Seattle SEATTLE (KOMO) — Alaska Airlines announced Tuesday it will no longer accept emotional support animals in the passenger cabin on its flights. Beginning Jan. 11, 2021, Alaska will only allow service dogs, which are specially trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a qualified individual with a disability. The change comes after the U.S. Department of Transpor...