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Southwest Airlines passenger bitten by dog on Phoenix flight

23 Feb 2018 11:35:33

azcentral.com

A child was bitten by an emotional support dog on a Southwest Airlines plane in Phoenix late Wednesday, adding to the debate about the risks of an increasing number of in-flight animals.


The teeth of the dog scraped the child's forehead as the passenger approached it after boarding a Portland-bound flight, according to Southwest.


The child, whom the airline says was 6 or 7 years old, was treated by paramedics for a minor injury, the airline says, and continued on the flight. Southwest did not disclose where the passenger lives.


The unidentified dog owner remained in Phoenix when the flight departed about 20 minutes late, the airline said.


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