American, Alaska ban emotional support animals inside the cabin

Alaska Airlines Airbus A319

Source: Max Kingsley-Jones/FlightGlobal

American Airlines and Alaska Airlines are shutting down the practice of bringing so-called “emotional support animals” (ESAs) into aircraft cabins, after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) last month gave passenger carriers the right to ban them.

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