Travellers in the UK may soon find themselves seated among miniature horses and pot-bellied pigs as new air travel rules seek to allow service animals to fly with their owners.

As part of the Department of Transportation guidelines on equality for disabled people travelling on commercial aircrafts, passengers may soon be authorised to take exotic pets along for ‘emotional support’, The Telegraph reported.

A department manual has been established offering transportation officers guidelines on how to determine if the animal is truly a service animal.

“A passenger arrives at the gate accompanied by a pot-bellied pig.  She claims that the pot-bellied pig is her service animal. What should you do?” The manual states.

Airline employees will need to enquire about how the pet assists the passengers and what training it has.

“Finally, if you determine that the pot-bellied pig is a service animal, you must permit the service animal to accompany the passenger to her seat provided the animal does not obstruct the aisle or present any safety issues and is behaving appropriately in a public setting," the manual read.