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B-133025 1 (1972-03-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobablde0001 and id is 1 raw text is: . ..RET CTEV--- Not to be I*Ieasd eutdde the OGeeral o tbei hsq, Of S approval R ELIEASED ;y iji'e O-g~r of Co;%gr ofiotl / g01 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B 0 MAR 3 1972 B- 133 025 - Dear Senator Fong: On August 31, 1971, you forwarded for our review a let- ,ter you had received from Mr. R. Donald Brough, concerning the use of Military Airlift Commaytd (MAC flights by Government 7 emIlo'eesj. In his letter Mr. Brough stated that the use of MAC flights, as segments of flights while en route to or from commercial airports, is not advantageous to either the Govern- ment or the passenger under any of the usual criteria--cost, time, or convenience. Mr. Brough cited two personal experi- ences to support his contention--a trip from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Hong Kong and a trip from Honolulu to Syracuse, New York. Presented below is a report of our findings. ROUTING VIA MAC SOMETIMES MORE COSTLY THAN VIA COMMERCIAL CARRIERS Mr. Brough attempted to show, through comparative cost calculations, that it cost the Government more to route him on MAC than to route him on commercial air carriers--taking into account his salary, per diem, ground transportation, and wait- ing time. Although we found inaccuracies in his calculations for both trips, our calculations confirmed Mr. Brough's conten- tion that the use of a MAC flight for a segment of his trans- portation to Hong Kong had resulted in excess cost to the Government. On the trip to Syracuse, we found that the use of MAC facilities had resulted in savings to the Government. Based on our calculation, the cost to the Government for a round trip to Hong Kong from Honolulu (as Mr. Brough was routed) was $460.75, compared with a cost of $358.20 had he been routed by commercial carrier at category Z1 rates. De- tails of our calculation follow. 1 Category Z is service on regular commercial flights at re- duced rates when transportation is procured by using a Gov- ernment Transportation Request.

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