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Old Jan 12, 2021, 7:18 am
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Originally Posted by AlwaysAA
Gosh - I guess if it was all about the fees - instead of banning them - they could have monetized it at an even greater rate than the existing policy. $125 for Rover in the bag, additional seat purchase and $500 fee to allow Rover to sleep and fart at your feet. Because they didn't continue to allow a like offering - it seems not revenue based for the airline.
Delta isn't banning pets in cabin. Delta is banning "ESA's". DL will still be monetizing a pet-in-cabin fee, though part of the reason the price is so steep is to overall discourage it in the first place, for many reasons, but monetize off of those who are still willing to pay it.

The issue with ESA's is the airline couldn't monetize it because it was treated similarly to a service animal, thus DL couldn't "charge", which is why people who wanted to bring Rover and Fluffy along but wanted to skirt the fees labeled Rover and Fluffy as "ESA's".

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