The Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (ACAA) is Title 49, Section 41705 of the U.S. Code.
In PVA, the Supreme Court held that private, commercial air carriers are not liable under Section 504 because they are not "direct recipients" of federal funding to airports.
In 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit followed the lead of the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which relied on the Sandoval decision to hold that the Act can only be enforced by filing an administrative complaint with the DOT.
[3][4] In 2013, the DOT provided new rules requiring all domestic and foreign air carriers to have accessible websites and kiosks.
It (as stated by the DOT) “describes the fundamental rights of air travelers with disabilities under the Air Carrier Access Act and its implementing regulation, 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 382.”[6][7] Since this act prohibits airlines from discriminating against passengers with disabilities, they must allow them to bring along their service animals.