Delta Airlines Pet Travel Policy

Delta Airlines Pet Travel Policy

If you are a lover of pets and do not want to travel without them, make Delta Airlines reservations and fly with your pets. Delta Airlines pet travel policy will allow you to travel with your pets with some terms and conditions. There are certain domestic and international destinations that are restricted to travelling with pets. You must know about Delta Airlines pet policy before you book Delta Airlines flights for travelling with your pets. We will guide you about Delta Airlines pet travel policy in the below sections.

Types of Pets Accepted On Delta Airlines

Delta pet policy accepts only certain types of pets on its flights. Some pets can travel on Delta flights as carry-on and some can be shipped in Delta Cargo. It depends on the size of the pets. Small pets like dogs, cats and household birds are accepted as carry-on pets. Such pets are accepted in the main cabin on most flights within the United States, Canada and Virgin Islands.

Hawaii, a state of the U.S.A. does not accept pets traveling in the main cabin as carry-on. The size of your small pets must be fit in a pet carrier that can fit under the seat in front of you. Pet in a knell will count as one carry-on item. Apart from the pet carry-on you are also permitted to bring one personal item with you in the main cabin.

How Do I Make Delta Airlines Pet Reservations?

Delta accepts pets traveling on the basis of first come first serve. The number of pets traveling with you is restricted to a certain number. It depends on the class of services and the destinations of your Delta flight reservations. Delta Airlines has restricted the total number of pets to travel in a flight to two for business class and first class and four for man cabin flights. Since the total number of pets flying in a Delta flight is limited, you should call Delta Airlines at 800-221-1212 for assistance and confirmation of your pet reservation.

Trained Service and Emotional Support Animals

As per the guideline by the United States Department of Transportation, Delta will no longer recognize emotional support animals as service animals. This rule has been effective from January 11, 2021. As far as trained animal service is concerned, only dogs are accepted as trained service animals from January 11, 2021. Customers traveling with a trained service dog must have to follow certain rules and must complete the DOT forms available on the official website of Delta Airlines. Delta Airlines does not discriminate on the breed of a trained service dog.

The U.S. CDC has temporarily suspended the pet travels from those countries that are considered high risk of dog rabies. Call Delta customer service phone number to get more details on pet restriction by these countries with a few exceptions.

Restricted Areas For Pets in the Aircraft

If you are traveling with a pet on Delta flights, you will not be granted the following:

• Seat designated as "no stowage"
• Emergency exit rows
• Flat-bed seats
• Centre seats on B-757-200
• Rows 30-35 on the A330-200 aircraft and
• Rows 30-43 on the A330-300 aircraft

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