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American Airlines is making more changes to its policies and procedures regarding service and emotional support animals. With the recent story of a 5-year-old getting injured by an "emotional support" pit bull and other headline-making incidents, several airlines, including United and Delta, have already tightened restrictions on their animal policies. In a release Friday, American outlined their changes, which include the requirement of a veterinary health form that lists the animal's vaccination details. Animals under 4 months will also no longer be permitted to travel. The airline states a service animal must be a trained dog, cat or "in some limited circumstances" a miniature horse, whereas emotional support animals are limited only to either a dog or cat. A customer may bring only one animal on board. These changes will go into effect April 1. The airline stated the goal of the changes is to "protect customers who have a legitimate need as well as the team members who work every day to keep all customers safe."<br/>

Some people aboard an American Airlines flight received minor injuries when a loose cart came down the aisle of the plane. American Airlines spokeswoman Martha Thomas told the Associated Press Sunday evening that upon Flight 2145's landing at Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport from LaGuardia Airport in New York a cart came loose in the aft galley. She says the airline is taking care of passengers and crew as some experienced minor injuries as the cart came down the aisle. Thomas says none of the injuries appears to be serious. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority says its medics met the aircraft at Gate 33 and transported two people to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<br/>