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)
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Alaska Airlines announced on Tuesday that it will no longer allow passengers to bring emotional support animals on its aircraft for any reservations made after January 11. The airline is the first to ban emotional support animals following new guidance from the U.S. Department of Transportation about what kind of animals should be allowed on passenger planes.
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 $60million a year
Airlines were previously required to allow animals for free with passengers who had a doctor s note saying they needed the animal for emotional support