AA FA bitten by purported emotional support animal / ESA 22 Jul 2019
Aug 4, 2019, 8:40 pm
#106
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Is there a way for airlines to ban ESAs without actually banning them?
Aug 4, 2019, 9:01 pm
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Was the dog quarantined? Wiould need to check for rabies.
Aug 4, 2019, 10:59 pm
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A misunderstanding of the law, at least in most states. The employee can't sue his employer due to worker's comp. But the employee can sue a third-party. (This does vary from state to state.)
Aug 4, 2019, 11:00 pm
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Aug 4, 2019, 11:35 pm
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Was this American flight attendant happy with the overall experience, though? No — because of “[t]he ground personnel at the airport, in the boarding, we had super bad experience with American.” It turns out she was traveling with two emotional support dogs, and felt the gate agent was rude to her about how quickly she boarded and the bags she was bringing on in addition to the dogs. Air France is one of the most dog-friendly airlines in the world.
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Another problem here is anyone can pay money, fill out an online form and get a letter from a licensed health professional documenting the “need” for an ESA.,
Aug 5, 2019, 9:43 am
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In the case of the bitten FA, the one signing the form should have more responsibility than the pax and should be brought to court as well.
The publicity would deter other physicians of signing ESA forms for their friends (or clients) when they really don't need one.
Aug 5, 2019, 9:53 am
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Not sure there’s any consistent policy on this topic...
My anecdote is the following:
On Christmas Eve 2014 I was flying a HNL-PHX redeye... I take my seat in the bulkhead (LUS A320 as I recall) and shut my eyes. Five minutes later, a woman with a basset hound sits in the middle seat... I grew up with a basset hound-and generally do like dogs-but there was not a chance in hell that I was going to fly overnight next to a panting, drooly basset.
I casually asked the FA if there were any non-middle seats open on the aircraft.. 2 minutes later she had me op-up’ed to F!
My anecdote is the following:
On Christmas Eve 2014 I was flying a HNL-PHX redeye... I take my seat in the bulkhead (LUS A320 as I recall) and shut my eyes. Five minutes later, a woman with a basset hound sits in the middle seat... I grew up with a basset hound-and generally do like dogs-but there was not a chance in hell that I was going to fly overnight next to a panting, drooly basset.
I casually asked the FA if there were any non-middle seats open on the aircraft.. 2 minutes later she had me op-up’ed to F!
Aug 5, 2019, 9:54 am
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The airlines need to charge fee for ESA , it is about as easy to get as a handicap sticker or a paid sick day off,
Aug 5, 2019, 10:02 am
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That will never happen. But following their own guidelines rigorously, airlines will reduce the incidence of ESA substantially. Tightening of guidelines by USDOT will help considerably, but the airlines can do more than they have.
Aug 5, 2019, 10:06 am
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This thread has left the track some time ago, going from discussing a specific instance of a purported Emotional Support Animal to the usual, general, not AA specific, discussion of Emotional Support Animals on airplanes.
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