Acclaimed Australian poet Fiona Wright has had to cancel her appearance at the Northern Territory Writers' Festival after Qantas told her she could not take her trained assistance dog on board.
"After filling in an eight-page form, written in language so dense I had trouble understanding any of it, they’ve asked me for more documentation, and then more documentation again." "And all to no avail. All of my evidence that my dog is a fully-trained and certified assistance dog is not enough for Qantas. At no stage have they specified precisely what evidence would count."
Ms Wright said other airlines have allowed her dog on board, with, for her, Qantas the only exception.
The organisation doesn't hold the correct accreditation for the animal to be considered a genuine service dog. Simple. If the organisation gets the right documentation, no problem
Good on Qantas for maintaining standards. Otherwise airplane cabins will be full of dogs supporting their owner’s neuroses!
Assistance dogs a much better behaved then some of the public. Shame on you Qantas
Given that assistance dogs are provided for a myriad of disabilities ranging from anxiety to PTSD [1]I suppose airlines are fearful that a plane might one day be filled with pax + pet. 1.
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