Woman kicked off flight after bringing ‘emotional support squirrel’ on plane
The incident delayed the flight by approximately two hours and comes after multiple airlines have tightened restrictions on emotional support animals during flights
Police escorted a woman off a plane Tuesday after she brought an unexpected furry friend on a Frontier Airlines flight from Orlando to Cleveland – a squirrel.
The woman informed Frontier Airlines she was taking an “emotional support animal” on the flight from Florida when she made her reservation.
However, she did not say the animal was a squirrel. The airline said they called Orlando police after they asked the woman to leave the plane with the animal and she refused.
“Rodents, including squirrels, are not allowed on Frontier flights. The passenger was advised of the policy and was asked to deplane,” said Jonathan Freed, director of corporate communications at Frontier Airlines. “When she refused to deplane, Orlando Police were called and everyone was deplaned so police could deal with the passenger. Police eventually escorted the passenger off the aircraft and returned her to the main terminal.”
The incident delayed the flight by approximately two hours, according to the AP, and comes after multiple airlines have tightened restrictions on emotional support animals during flights.
Delta Airlines announced in January that customers must provide at least 48 hours’ advance notice and submit three forms to bring an animal on board.
