Important Changes at United Airlines (Pet Travel Policy Aug 2018)
Effective 1st August 2018, United Airlines (UA) will implement several new policies and customer requirements for pet air transportation to improve the safety of the travel experience following a comprehensive review of their PetSafe® program in partnership with American Humane, the country’s first national humane organisation. Throughout the remainder of the year, United and American Humane will continue to make enhancements as needed to further improve the safety and care of animal transportation. – ipata.org
* No pet bookings into or out of LAS, PSP, PHX or TUS between now and September 30th.
LAS: McCarran International Airport
PSP: Palm Springs International Airport
PHX: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
TUS: Tucson International Airport
* International shipments now must be arranged through a member of IPATA – www.ipata.org
* United Airlines will no longer accept short or snub-nosed dogs and cats and strong-jawed dog breeds.
* UA will now only accept cats and dogs. No other animals will be accepted as Pet Safe.
* Trained service animals are accepted in United and United Express® aircraft cabins when accompanying qualified individuals with disabilities
