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B-195585 1 (1980-02-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadiai0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION(. OF THE UNITED STATES VWASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 -FILE: B-195585 DATE: February 21,.1980 MATTER OF: Lieu enant Colonel James L. Van Zee, USA (Re rr) DIGEST: Member incurs excess baggage costs while traveling on commercial airline. Under 1 Joint Travel Regulations, para. M4404, such costs may be reimbursed member if authorized before travel or approved after travel by appropriate Army officials. Since excess baggage costs were neither authorized nor approved, member may not be reimbursed. Lieutenant Colonel James L. Van Zee, USA (Retired), has appealed our Claims Division's denial of his laim for excess baggage expenses of $144 while he was on active duty. Because the mber's excess baggage expense was not authorized or approved by appropriate Army per- sonnel, the denial of the claim is sustained. Under competent travel orders of February 14, 1978, Colonel Van Zee and his 2 sons were authorized to return to the United States from Germany incident to the mem- ber's permanent change of station. Additionally, the travel orders specified that the member and his depend- ents were authorized to travel by commercial airline and were authorized 132 pounds of air baggage. On March 24, 1978, Colonel Van Zee and one of his sons commenced travel to the United States aboard Pan American Airlines. When Colonel Van Zee checked his baggage, he was charged $144 for excess baggage. Although within the weight limitation on his orders the charge was levied because the carrier's rules only per- mitted a maximum of four bags and Colonel Van Zee and his son had six bags. Colonel Van Zee sought reimbursement of the excess baggage charges from the Army who refused to approve payment. Subsequently, the Army forwarded the claim to our Claims Division which also disallowed payment of the claim.

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