Re: Use of US Air Flag Carriers Thomas E. Wilson 02 Sep 1999 09:12 EST

As long as the ticket is issued by the US Flag Carrier, it is legal.

Tom Wilson

At 09:46 AM 9/2/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear colleagues
>
>The guidelines for government paid international travel are specific in
>determining when and where to use US and foriegn air carriers.  But this
>interesting twist just came to light: What about the US carriers who are
>in partnership with a foreign air service (ie. US Airways and British
>Airways)? We have an instance of an  individual who wants to use British
>Airways for an international trip, citing the partnership with the US
>carrier as a way of "staying within the Fly America Act".  Is this going
>out on a limb or what?  Comments and suggestions are always appreciated.
>
>Tim
>
>Attachment Converted: "C:\TEMP\sparklin.vcf"
>
Thomas E. Wilson
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Baylor College of Medicine
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