If your animal is too large or too heavy to be safely accommodated in the cabin, you may need to: An individual is limited to 2 service animals.If the animal is in a kennel, it must fit under the seat in front of you with the animal in it.Final approval for travel will not happen until you arrive at the airport and it is determined that the animal will safely fit at your feet.Animal must be able to fit at your feet, under your seat or in your lap (lap animals must be smaller than a 2-year old child).Animals under 4 months of age may not travel as a service animal.Animal must be harnessed, leashed or tethered at all times.Keep in mind, your SVAN ID will expire after 1 year from the date of signature or when the animal’s vaccination expires, whichever is first. You can add the SVAN ID when booking future travel with this animal and be approved without resubmitting forms. Once you’ve submitted your form and it’s been approved, we’ll send you an email with your Service Animal ID (SVAN ID). Keep the form with you during your trip.Submit at least 48 hours before your flight.Complete the DOT Service Animal Relief Attestation Form if applicable.Read and complete the DOT Service Animal Air Transportation Form.This form is compatible with the latest version of JAWS and NVDA screen readers, and it may be completed and signed on a desktop or mobile device using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you have a flight over 8 hours in your itinerary, the Department of Transportation Service Animal Relief Attestation Sanitation Form is also required stating your animal won’t need to relieve itself or can do so in a way that doesn’t create a health or sanitation issue.ĭOT Service Animal Relief Attestation Form (PDF) vaccination and microchip requirements may fly on American. Only service dogs with an approved CDC Dog Import Permit, or that meet CDC U.S. from countries considered high-risk for dog rabies. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a temporary suspension of dogs, including service dogs, traveling to the U.S. If your trip includes a flight on a partner airline you’ll need to contact them and complete all required forms for traveling with a service animal. Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines. Be sure to arrive early.ĭOT Service Animal Air Transportation Form (PDF) You can complete the form at the airport if you bought your ticket within 48 hours before the flight. Department of Transportation (DOT) Service Animal Air Transportation Form attesting to the animal’s health, training, and behavior to the Special Assistance Desk at least 48 hours before your flight. To travel with a service animal on flights operated by American, you must submit the U.S. All requirements and applicable fees will apply. Please note, service animals in training, emotional support animals, and comfort animals may travel as pets, not as service animals.
Our team members are trained to ask certain questions to determine if your animal is a service animal acceptable for travel.
Fully-trained service dogs may fly in the cabin at no charge if they meet the requirements.Ī service animal is defined as a dog that’s individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a qualified individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability, including but not limited to:
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