United Airlines say requests for "emotional support” animals carried by anxious passengers have risen by 75% to 76,000 in a year. The airline recently had to turn down a request to travel with a peacock.
Airlines in the US are cracking down on “emotional support” animals that passengers are allowed to carry onboard.
A new list of banned animals includes hedgehogs, ferrets, insects, rodents, snakes, spiders, reptiles and "non-household birds"
United Airlines say requests for "emotional support” animals carried by anxious passengers have risen by 75% to 76,000 in a year. The airline recently had to turn down a request to travel with a peacock.
Delta says there has been an 84% increase in on-board animal "incidents". A statement from the airline says this is because of "serious safety risks involving untrained animals in flight".
The airline says it will continue to carry about 250,000 guide dogs or other service animals each year.
British Airways says it has had no increase in requests - because it doesn't allow passengers to bring any emotional support animals on board.