[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: 41CFR301-70.801]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
           CHAPTER 301--TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES
 
PART 301-70_INTERNAL POLICY AND PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart I_Policies and Procedures for Agencies That Authorize Travel on 
                           Government Aircraft
 
Sec. 301-70.801  When may we authorize travel on Government aircraft?

    You may authorize travel on Government aircraft only as follows:
    (a) For official travel when--
    (1) No scheduled commercial airline service is reasonably available 
to fulfill your agency's travel requirement (i.e., able to meet the 
traveler's departure and/or arrival requirements within a 24-hour 
period, unless you demonstrate that extraordinary circumstances require 
a shorter period); or

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    (2) The cost of using a Government aircraft is not more than the 
cost of the city-pair fare for scheduled commercial airline service or 
the cost of the lowest available full coach fare if a city-pair fare is 
not available to the traveler.
    (b) For required-use travel, i.e., when the traveler is authorized 
to use Government aircraft because of bona fide communications needs 
(e.g., 24-hour secure communications are required) or security reasons 
(e.g., highly unusual circumstances that present a clear and present 
danger to the traveler) or exceptional scheduling requirements (e.g., a 
national emergency or other compelling operational considerations). 
Required-use travel may include travel for official, personal, or 
political purposes, but must be approved in accordance with Sec. 301-
10.262(a) and Sec. 301-70.803(a).
    (c) For space available travel when--
    (1) The aircraft is already scheduled for use for an official 
purpose and carrying an official traveler(s) on the aircraft does not 
cause the need for a larger aircraft or result in more than minor 
additional cost to the Government; or
    (2) The Federal traveler or the dependent of a Federal traveler is 
stationed by the Government in a remote location not accessible to 
commercial airline service; or
    (3) The traveler is authorized to travel space available under 10 
U.S.C. 4744 and regulations implementing that statute.