Originally Posted by
narvik
UNITED should -and probably will- most likely wait until Delta goes through the legal challenges it is going to likely face introducing this.
Someone has to be the first one to go through the motions.
Delta will transport animals proven (or at least documented) to be necessary and documented not to be a danger. Perfectly reasonable. Might be a frivolous suit or two, but not enough to prevent roll-out of the procedures. Good for Delta. Unfortunately, a lot of the fakers will move to AA or UA until those airlines clamp down.