'Emotional Support Chicken' Available At Philly Airport Popeyes

PHILADELPHIA – Holiday travels can be stressful. And those flying out of Gate C31 at the Philadelphia International Airport can get "emotional support chicken" for your holiday flights.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen at Gate C31 is offering "Emotional Support Chicken" to help de-stress during travels.

That's right, the fried chicken pros are serving up chicken to go right at the gate, complete with a special carrier.

As of Tuesday, Dec. 18, fliers can get their fried chicken meal with an "Emotional Support Chicken" carrier to bring with them on their flight.

"We know holiday travel can be frustrating, and there's no better way to ease stress than with a box of delicious Popeyes fried chicken and a good laugh," said Hope Diaz, Chief Marketing Officer of Popeyes. "We appreciate how comforting emotional support animals are and wanted to create our own version. The good news is that our emotional support chicken is permitted to fly without any restrictions – one less worry for busy travelers!"

Emotional support animals provide comfort and companionship, especially during a highly stressful time like air travel.

However, according to recent headlines, some travelers are pushing the envelope with the types of animals they try to bring on flights and classify as "emotional support animals," including the likes of peacocks, squirrels and tarantulas.

With that in mind, Popeyes decided to launch the "Emotional Support Chicken" effort at PHL to bring holiday fliers a bit of levity to what is one of the most stressful aspects of the holidays: traveling.

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