To travel with an emotional support animal on an airplane, you must provide supporting documentation that must be from a licensed mental health professional or a medical doctor which states the following:
That you have a mental or emotional disability recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.
That you need the emotional support animal as an accommodation for air travel and/or for an activity at your destination.
That the individual providing the assessment is a licensed mental health professional or medical doctor, and you are under his or her professional care.
*** UPDATE! As of 2019, American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Air, Delta, Spirit, Allegiant, and Frontier Airlines all require extra documentation filled out by a medical professional to accompany the doctor’s letter. If you would like to have this filled out by one of our medical professionals, please let us know and we can send a supplemental document along with the doctor’s letter for a small additional fee.