Charlee Enjoying Flights 9 and 10 on JetBlue

This photo was taken at JetBlue. I've read all of the reviews on here and was compelled to submit one of my own. I have flown JetBlue almost exclusively since they started the airline.

My family members and friends all fly with their dogs on JetBlue and have never had any issue. They allow you to have the bag out on your lap, with the exception of take off and landing which is a rarity in air travel. Most airlines make you keep the dog under the seat the entire flight.

I have been in close proximity of people traveling with their small dogs both in the JetBlue terminal at JFK, in the gate waiting areas of airports across the country and on the plane. The JetBlue employees that I have experience have been nothing but nice to everyone--- even those who scatter the waiting area floor with wee wee pads and those who walk their dogs all around inside the terminal.

In 2003, 15 years ago, before ESAs were a "thing," I was prescribed an ESA to help with my GAD and PTSD. Since I had been flying with JetBlue for a few years at that point, I continued to do so with my ESA. I was diagnosed with cancer a few years later and my ESA was medically alert trained as a service dog. When my dog died in 2016, I adopted another in early 2017. She became my ESA and is currently finishing her medical alert training now that she is over 2 years old.

I can tell you that JetBlue has gone above and beyond anytime I have flown with them, which is quite often. My dog who turned 2 years old on November 21st will fly her 10th and 11th flights later this week and 12th and 13th flights in early February.

To the reviewer who said her dog is an ESA but she doesn't want to go through the whole ordeal of submitting paperwork to JetBlue, you cannot pay for your dog to fly and then expect JetBlue to allow you to keep the bag open with your dog's head out as that is something reserved for people who actually take five minutes to submit the paperwork. It's actually a very easy process for anyone who sees their mental health professional regularly, needs an ESA for their wellbeing and who is a good pet owner and takes their dog to the vet on an annual basis (and gets them vaccinated for rabies like anyone owning a dog should). Literally, it's a short form that the mental health professional fills out, and one that the vet fills out and one that you fill out self certifying that your dog is basic trained to behave. and then you upload to the JetBlue portal. Quite simple, if you ask me.

My dog has been through basic 1, 2 and 3 training, has one-on-one sessions with a trainer often and we work with the dog hours each day on her medical alert training, so 5 minutes of our time to comply isn't a big deal. I've found the people who have issues are the ones who bought a fake letter online and are angry they can no longer scam JetBlue vs. actually go to a therapist on a regular basis and have determined that an ESA would be a good coping mechanism in conjunction with ongoing therapy.

Personally, I believe that anyone traveling with a dog including service dog handlers should be required to submit the vet paperwork and self certification, too, as people tend to have their dogs out in the airport. And, there are so many people I've come into contact with faking service dogs.

I have found JetBlue to be absolutely amazing as someone who travels often and very accommodating to those with dogs.