DALLAS (AP) – Animals with emotional support are also no longer free to roam the cabin of Southwest Airlines.
The airline said Monday that it will have passenger service dogs brought into the cabin, but that it will not accept support animals from March 1.
Customers wishing to bring a dog or cat on board as a pet must pay a fee, and the animal must be kept in a carrier that fits under an airplane seat.
The move follows a decision by the Department of Transportation to reverse a year-long regulation and ban airline animals according to owners claiming emotional support. According to airlines, some passengers abused the old rules to avoid pet fees.
Suidwes is the last of the six largest airlines in the country to change his animal policy after the action of the Transport Division.