Good Dog, Bad Dog? Delta Wants To Know About Service, Support Animals Before Flight

Sara Nelson, president of the largest flight attendants’ union, said passengers abuse the system to bring untrained animals on board, and if it isn’t stopped it could lead to a crackdown that will hurt veterans and the disabled “who legitimately need to travel with these animals.”

Julio Cortez / Associated Press file

Delta Air Lines will soon require owners of service and support animals to provide more information before their animal can fly in the passenger cabin, including an assurance that it’s trained to behave itself.

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The airline says complaints about animals biting or urinating or defecating on planes have nearly doubled since 2016.