"Emotional Support Animal" on my flight flies for free. Seriously?
Jun 20, 2013, 12:44 pm
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Jun 20, 2013, 12:47 pm
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Lol!awesome
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Jun 20, 2013, 6:55 pm
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From the side that bears a strong resemblance to Doug Parker...
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Jun 20, 2013, 10:03 pm
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LOL, just to be clear that is me in the picture, Doug Parker is not my daughter's emotional support animal!
Jun 20, 2013, 10:13 pm
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Jun 21, 2013, 12:30 pm
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Hey! I know that dude! 
Jun 21, 2013, 5:52 pm
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Aug 22, 2013, 7:07 pm
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Good grief
So we had burned a mess of miles on F tickets for my MiL. She reports back on one long leg as follows:
Woke up to find arm being licked. Was scared and startled. Turned out to be large, furry dog in aisle. Belonged (along with smaller lap-bound pooch) to folks a row or two back.
My MiL happens to be scared as heck of dogs. Fortunately, she doesn't have allergies. Where does one person's emotional support end and another's begin?
There are a whole class of things that US does (downgrade without meaningful compensation) or doesn't do (like spare us non-"dog people" your dogs during our flights) that keep me a miles grifter. Imagine if one were actually paying for First and had these sorts of experiences.
Woke up to find arm being licked. Was scared and startled. Turned out to be large, furry dog in aisle. Belonged (along with smaller lap-bound pooch) to folks a row or two back.
My MiL happens to be scared as heck of dogs. Fortunately, she doesn't have allergies. Where does one person's emotional support end and another's begin?
There are a whole class of things that US does (downgrade without meaningful compensation) or doesn't do (like spare us non-"dog people" your dogs during our flights) that keep me a miles grifter. Imagine if one were actually paying for First and had these sorts of experiences.
Aug 23, 2013, 3:54 am
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The owner has to provide a doctors note. The airline can deny the animal under certain guidelines and the airline can require additional documentation as well as refusal of the support since it isnt a true "service" animal. The owner and doctor are liable for the animal in the event of an incident involving the animal. Emotional support animals are limited to those similar to service animals.
Aug 23, 2013, 4:02 am
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Diagnosed as being allergic to dogs?
Mrs. Tacostuff has a diagnosed allergy to dogs. Let's say someone sat next to her with a dog (whether as a carry-on or emotional support). If she mentioned the allergy to the FA, what would happen? Would the person with the dog be required to move, or would they try to make my wife move?