[NAGDU] going on US domestic flights with a guide dog

[Michael Hingson]

Dan,

Several airlines have begun creating new rules and regulations concerning permitting service and emotional support dogs. Bottom line, at present to my knowledge, NO airline requires guide dog users or other service dog users, to provide documentation. Actually, to do so is contrary to the ACAA.

The confusion comes in part from Delta Airlines earlier this year requiring such documentation, but the National Federation of the Blind worked with Delta to address and fix this issue. As usual, not all airline personnel seem to get the memos and are not as trained as well as they should be.

Confusion there may be, but fact is you can travel as before. 


Best Regards,


Michael Hingson

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Subject: [NAGDU] going on US domestic flights with a guide dog


Hello, beautiful people:


Dan W. from Florida with the Parker dog here.

I want to clear up  something. I hear a lot lately about various airlines, Delta and United for example, requiring documentation, whether vet records  or forms filled out for those of us who fly with in quotes service dogs. I put in quotes because I'm a guide dog user and that is what concerns me at this point.. Is any of this stuff applicable to us. 
I had always thought that in domestic flights in the US that the FAA regulations or air carrier access act allowed access without any additional rigamarole, essential in my traveling days, I would show up, on occasion I told when making the reservation that I had a dog, most times I didn't, and I literally had no problems.  So what is the scoop nowadays. It concerns me that when I look at several of the guide dog school web sites here in the States that it seems like they are just going along with  it telling students that "remember to check with the airlines about t required forms" or something strange like this.

I haven't been flying in several years and am looking to get back in to traveling by air which of course includes my pup.

Who can give me the definitive answer...am I as a guide dog user required to fill out these bizarre service dog forms  or do anything else in advance or required to bring random documentation on domestic US air flights...I don't mean in quotes "oh the airlines are saying they want it so why not bring it..."smile, I mean the actual requirements, I've even herd from some fellow guide dog  users saying "Oh I filled out the  forrs and I had no problems the airline such and such was very
nice"-- So I don't want that either, anyway you probably get it.

Who wants to give me the skinny, the bottom line, the scoop...


Yours,

Dan and the Parker Hound

smile



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