![]() “We applaud the Department of Transportation’s recent ruling that allows us to make these important changes to address numerous concerns raised by the public and airline employees regarding the transport of untrained animals in the cabins of aircraft,” said Steve Goldberg, senior vice president, Operations and Hospitality. Customers should complete the form, which will be available both on and at airport locations, after booking their travel. “The types of disability include a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability and only dogs will be accepted (including those for psychiatric service) - no other species will be accepted as a trained service animal.”Ĭustomers traveling with trained service dogs will have to present a complete and accurate, DOT Service Animal Air Transportation Form at the gate or ticket counter on their day of travel to affirm a service animal’s health, behavior, and training. “With this revision, Southwest Airlines will only allow service dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a qualified individual with a disability to travel with the Customer,” Southwest said in a news release. It no longer will allow emotional support animals on aircraft. ![]() Southwest announced the change Monday to bring it in line with new regulations from the U.S. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Airlines has joined most other major air carriers in accepting only trained service dogs to accompany passengers. A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Thursday, Feb.
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