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B-218994 1 (1986-01-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmcy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OISl ION . . OP THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20548 C'IT0 FILE: B-218994 DATE: January 2, 1986 MATTER OF: Joel R. Zaientz - Reimbursement for Unused Portion of Airline Ticket Purchased by the Government DIGEST: On official airline travel the employee's return flight was overbooked, he voluntarily vacated his seat, and he took the next scheduled flight. Airline company issued a Miscellaneous Charge Order (MCO) to the employee to be used on a standby basis within 1 year. Claimant was later authorized official travel from Rockville to San Francisco, California. He used the MCO (determined by GAO to belong to employee) to purchase an airline ticket for a personal side trip from San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. His return trip to Baltimore was included in the segment paid by the MCO. Employee may not be reimbursed for the cost of the unused portion of the official airline ticket since the government has no obli- gation for the cost of the return travel as no travel expenses were incurred. This decision is in response to a request by Mr. Walter W. Pleines, Director, Division of Finance, OFR, Social Security Administration (SSA), Department of Health and Human Services, for an advance decision. The issue is whether the reclaim travel voucher in the amount of $166, submitted by Mr. Joel R. Zaientz, an employee of the agency, representing the unused portion of an airline ticket purchased by the government, may be certified for payment. For the reasons stated later, Mr. Zaientz is not entitled to reimbursement for the unused portion of the airline ticket, and therefore, the reclaim travel voucher may not be certified for payment. 0O'54 Is

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