[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR301-10.107]

[Page 28]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
           CHAPTER 301--TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES
 
PART 301-10_TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B_Common Carrier Transportation
 
Sec. 301-10.107  When must I use a contract city-pair fare?

    You must always use a contract city-pair fare for scheduled air 
passenger transportation service, (an Internet list of city-pairs is 
available at http://pub.fss.gsa.gov/services/citypairs), if you are a 
civilian employee of an agency (see Sec. 301-1.1 of this chapter), 
unless one or more of the following conditions exist(s):
    (a) Space or a scheduled contract flight is not available in time to 
accomplish the purpose of your travel, or use of contract service would 
require you to incur unnecessary overnight lodging costs which would 
increase the total cost of the trip; or
    (b) The contractor's flight schedule is inconsistent with explicit 
policies of your Federal department or agency with regard to scheduling 
travel during normal working hours; or
    (c) A non-contract carrier offers a lower fare available to the 
general public, the use of which will result in a lower total trip cost 
to the Government, to include the combined costs of transportation, 
lodging, meals, and related expenses.

    Note to paragraph (c): This exception does not apply if the contract 
carrier offers a comparable fare and has seats available at that fare, 
or if the lower fare offered by a noncontract carrier is restricted to 
Government and military travelers on official business and may only be 
purchased with a GTR, contractor-issued charge card, or centrally billed 
account (e.g., YDG, MDG, ODG, VDG, and similar fares); or

    (d) Rail service is available and such service is cost effective and 
consistent with mission requirements; or
    (e) Smoking is permitted on the contract flight and the nonsmoking 
section of the aircraft for the contract flight is not acceptable to 
you.

    Note 1 to Sec. 301-10.107: Employees of the Government of the 
District of Columbia are not eligible to use the contract city-pair 
fares, even though they may otherwise be covered by the Federal Travel 
Regulation.
    Note 2 to Sec. 301-10.107: Department of Defense (DoD) groups of 21 
or more passengers may request contract service on an optional basis. 
Contract carriers may, but are not required, to furnish service to such 
groups.

[FTR Amdt. 84, 64 FR 29162, May 28, 1999, as amended by FTR Amdt. 108, 
67 FR 57964, Sept. 13, 2002]