What kind of documentation can be required of persons travelling with emotional support animals and
psychiatric service animals?
Emotional support and
psychiatric service animals are welcomed to accompany a passenger in the cabin if they meet the conditions of acceptance.
If traveling with more than one emotional support animal, your required letter must list each emotional support /
psychiatric service animal.
Emotional Support Animals (ESA) / Psychiatric Service Animals (PSA) We specialize in treatment with and prescription of emotional support animals (ESA) and
psychiatric service animals (PSA) to facilitate the normal day - to - day functioning of our clientele.
A psychiatric service animal is a service animal who is trained to assist people who are disabled as a result of mental illness.
(2) The passenger needs the emotional support or
psychiatric service animal as an accommodation for air travel and / or for activity at the passenger's destination;
enable us to live full lives and cope with our issues by acting as service, therapy, emotional support and
psychiatric service animals;
To travel with an emotional support or
psychiatric service animal, passengers must upload the required documentation at least 48 hours before a flight.
Passengers traveling with emotional support /
psychiatric service animals should arrange for their flights to arrive after 9 a.m. and by 3:30 p.m. Hawaiian time, because it may take up to 1 hour for the airlines to transport an animal to the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility.
All animals must behave appropriately and documentation for emotional support /
psychiatric service animals must reflect the need for the additional animals.
The International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) details various tasks that
a psychiatric service animal may be trained to perform.
Passengers with emotional support /
psychiatric service animals may request inspection at the Honolulu International Airport (HNL) terminal before 9 a.m. and after 3:30 p.m.; approval for the inspection is required by HDOA, 7 days or more before arrival.
When traveling with an emotional support animal or
psychiatric service animal, you'll need to submit all three forms together to the Accessibility Desk at least 48 hours before your flight
Beginning March 1, 2018, United will require additional documentation for customers traveling with emotional support animal or
a psychiatric service animal.
For individuals whose symptoms are so severe that they rise to the level of disability, a mental health provider may prescribe
a psychiatric service animal — sometimes called a «PTSD dog» — to help the veteran participate in the basic activities of daily life.
Effective March 1, Delta's new rules require anyone flying with emotional support or
psychiatric service animals to submit a veterinarian health form and immunization record with 48 - hours» notice.