This is always a touchy subject, as there are many people out there that love their pets as if they were children, and there are other people who have real mental health issues who truly need an emotional support animal to get by. The difficulty is trying to understand the difference between the two groups of people. Those who "love" their pets and insist they can control them and that they are loving and wouldn't hurt a fly (etc.) are the problem - they try to bring their animals on board an aircraft and the animals can't be controlled. They aren't real service animals and they should not be allowed to board in my view. We need better policies around what qualifies as an emotional support animal and when/how one can bring an animal on board, because apparently people are getting around current policy and bringing non-emotional support animals on board. --Jessica
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I've always typed my credentials in with no issue. The good news is that I'm on a Southwest flight right now and had no problems signing in. I guess my last two flights were anomalies....
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They show it in small print in the magazine and on the drink menu that’s in the seat pocket but I’ve never heard them make an announcement on the flight. You’d think they’d say something like “Today’s your lucky day! First drink’s on us” but I’ve never heard them do that.
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03-25-2018
10:04 PM
03-25-2018
10:04 PM
@dsn0625 wrote: I personally find the increased number of emotional support animals flying to be quite alarming. Especially large breed dogs which have been on the last 2 SW flights I’ve flown. Luckily I’ve not had to sit near the animals but would hav been very unhappy if it happened. Agreed, regarding large breed dogs. I would much rather have someone with a rabbit on their lap vs a large, seemingly untrained dog who must occupy the bulkhead row, and snips at passengers as we are boarding.
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