My simple rule of thumb:  Which carrier is on the ticket?  This is a
funny provision, since the law is openly protectionist.  Congress
passed it to give US airlines the same benefit foreign-held carriers
have in their home nations.  If the US carrier is willing to enter into
an agreement with a foreign carrier, they are gaining the benefit the
law intended.

Jack Mumma
Construction Contract Administrator
Michigan State University
Contract & Grant Administration
301 Administration Building
East Lansing, MI 48823
517 353-4416; 353-9812(fax)
xxxxxx@cga.msu.edu
http://www.cga.msu.edu/

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From:   Research Administration Discussion Group
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Sent:   Wednesday, April 23, 1997 5:37 PM
To:     Multiple recipients of list RESADM-L
Subject:        Use of U.S. Flag Carriers

I called a travel agency today to check on a U.S. Flag Carrier route =
after a P.I. told me that the U.S. Carrier was completely booked so he
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would have to use a non-U.S. Flag Carrier. I found it hard to believe =
that there was no other American airline serving the route and earlier
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in the day he had told me that his family was making the same trip via
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Luftansa so he didn't see the point of flying in another plane beside =
them, etc.

The travel agent told me that Delta & Luftansa had an agreement and she
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could just book the tickets as Delta and that it is done all the time.
I =
reiterated that this was under Federal funds with the U.S. Flag Carrier
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restrictions. I was told that, in some cases, even when there wasn't an
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agreement, they just ticketed under the originating U.S. carrier. I =
called a second travel agent and they are doing the same thing.

Is this allowable?

Val Seaquist
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Office of Research Administration