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Originally Posted by jimworcs
Hi Leatherboy,
I gather the ADA doesn't apply to the airlines, but DOT regulations require service animals to be carried in the cabin.
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Exactly. It's known as the Air Carrier Access Act. If ADA applied on planes all aisles would have to be wide enough to accommodate standard wheelchairs and all lavs would have to be ADA compliant as well.
I don't think there will be any radical changes in the form of regulation of in-cabin pets. Up until a few months ago Southwest did not allow pets at all. They made the decision to allow, for a fee, pets in the cabin. I'm sure the only reason they changed their policy was money. They figured out they were losing out on potential business from people who travel with their pets. In this economy if an airline isn't making money from a certain aspect of it's operation it will eliminate it. I'm sure if the fees collected for transporting pets wasn't more than offsetting the cost of doing so an airline would have done away with carrying pets. As long as they're making even a meager profit expect to see pets in the cabin.