As a result of a lack of regulation that has led to serious safety risks involving untrained animals on Delta Air Lines flights, the airline is adding additional requirements for service and support animals. On 12 January 2016 Aviation24.be reported about an emotional support turkey on board one of Delta Air Lines’ flights. From 1 March 2018 onward, turkeys will be disallowed on board Delta flights, and with good reason.
Aviation24.be searched on twitter for more service or support animals and discovered that passengers board with a variety of animals (not always on Delta Air Lines flights), from poultry to pigs and even a horse! A selection:
Daniel The Duck
Airplane passengers fall in love with “emotional support” animal #DanielTheDuck on flight ??? https://t.co/6T6v0oiZ4Y via @ABC pic.twitter.com/RNZTnPGioj
— Avianne Tan (@avianneflu) October 18, 2016
Hamlet The Beach Hog
Hamlet the Beach Hog is the world’s cutest flight support animal https://t.co/1Lwjduu8je pic.twitter.com/2SAyvTyN0t
— NZStuffTravel (@NZStuffTravel) January 21, 2016
Hobey the pig
Hobey The Emotional Support Pig Speaks Out: I Was The Least Disgusting Animal On That Flight http://t.co/98Tsq9FhcY pic.twitter.com/arTggnW0up
— Funny Or Die News (@FunnyOrDieNews) December 3, 2014
A kangaroo
When my mom has a kangaroo on her flight as an “emotional support animal” … pic.twitter.com/VdcmDahsPp
— Dev (@DevinnZeller) March 26, 2015
A turkey
Passenger takes turkey on flight as ’emotional support animal’ https://t.co/vwtx3HL1He pic.twitter.com/pGIxspA2eH
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 12, 2016
A pony (name not disclosed)
He managed to get a #pony on board a commercial flight by being considered an ’emotional support animal’, well played sir! pic.twitter.com/SDja79S6Ve
— Tom Maloney (@t2gunner) April 30, 2017
