Beginning September 17th, the only “emotional support animals” that will be allowed on any Southwest flights are dogs and cats, one per customer, and they must be on a leash at all times. Bloomberg’s Mary Schlangerstein reports there has been a 150{d9298e16fbff8ff2d9e84a8934eb00b21cf3ccd1154c522a6781c70a3ad80f68} increase in the number of passengers traveling with emotional support animals on planes since 2015. And a dramatic increase in the number of injuries reported.
Southwest decided to take action after a 6-year-old girl was bitten by a dog during a flight earlier this year.
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