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Fly America Act
Summary
Individuals who travel internationally need to understand how the Fly America Act affects which air carriers you are allowed to utilize when traveling abroad. The Act requires that any foreign air travel funded with federal dollars be performed on a US flag air carrier when service provided by a US carrier is available unless "acceptable reasons" permitted by the government can be documented to determine the unavailability of a US air carrier. The Act has been in existence for many years and travel reimbursements are audited for compliance with this policy. Reimbursements are being returned to the FBSC when travelers are found to be out of compliance. If "acceptable reasons" for not using a US carrier are undocumented, we have been asked to remove the disallowed portion of travel expense from the federally-funded account to a departmental discretionary account.
The following web site provides links for all major US airlines: http://www.kls2.com/airlines/n-america.html#us. The Cornell Travel Office can also assist you with questions about utilizing US carriers for international travel. You can reach them at 5-4284 and their web site is: http://www.cbs.cornell.edu/travel/.
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