Emotional Support Animal Policy
Oct 5, 2013, 12:37 am
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The solution would be to continue to waive the fees for true "certified" service animals (animals that have been formally trained to assist in certain tasks) but not to waive the fees for ESAs (which are basically untrained glorified pets).
Oct 5, 2013, 9:40 am
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Oct 5, 2013, 9:58 am
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Oct 5, 2013, 11:06 am
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On WN it would be $150 RT, about half of the the cost of most of the vet trips for my pets. If one is devoted to their pet, that should not be a problem. Of course, if they could get free vet exams by claiming a disability, they would do that as well.
Oct 5, 2013, 12:38 pm
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I can just imagine the screaming if an airline said they were going to charge a parent a parent $75 for a fee to have a lap infant with them and/or state they couldn't have a carryon if they had a lap infant.
Oct 5, 2013, 5:42 pm
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Many airlines charge absurd fees many things.
$100 penalty fee if your check-in luggage is overweight by just 5 lbs?
Please don't give the airlines any more ideas. 
$100 penalty fee if your check-in luggage is overweight by just 5 lbs?
Oct 5, 2013, 10:22 pm
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SSSHHHHHHH......airlines are listening and looking for ideas.
Oct 5, 2013, 11:14 pm
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That's why I used the word "personally." I don't want to get into an argument, I'm sure you have much more experience than I with mental health professionals.
Oct 6, 2013, 12:25 am
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You know, BF, that violates the rule against personal attacks. However it may qualify under an exception that I sometimes make for a post that is so funny even the target can't resist a grin.
Oct 6, 2013, 1:08 am
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Oct 6, 2013, 5:47 am
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Oct 6, 2013, 8:33 pm
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There is a petition to require that children be required to be secured in an approved in a government-approved child safety restraint system. The FAA's reason for not requiring such a system (as required for children traveling in automobiles) is that some parents would chose to drive rather than fly but because automobiles are so much less safe than aircraft it would cause more deaths.