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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>From The New York Times:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alaska Airlines Clamps Down on Emotional Support Animals on Flights</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The airline says it will permit service dogs only, following a move by the U.S. Department of Transportation to reclassify the types of service animals allowed on flights.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/business/alaska-airlines-emotional-support-animals.html?smid=em-share</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Raul A. Gallegos<br>President: National Association of Guide Dog Users<br>First Vice President: National Federation of the Blind of Texas<br>832.554.7285 | RGallegos@nagdu.org<br><br>"Blindness is a characteristic, not a handicap." -- Dr. Kenneth Jernigan<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>