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B-199957 1 (1981-08-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjqs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION K FILE: B-199957 MATTER C DIGEST: THE COMPTROLLER NERAL OF THE UNITEO STATES. WASHINGTON. . C. 20548 DATE: August 17, 1981 3F: Teofil Swiontek - Fly America - Travel Agent 1. Where agency confirms fact that it was essential to mission of the agency that employee report for temporary duty at specific time, and no American air carrier provided the necessary service, use of a foreign air carrier for trip to temporary duty location does not violate Fly America Act. An agency determination that an American air carrier can- not meet its transportation needs will not be questioned by this Office unless arbitrary or capricious. 59 Comp. Gen. 66 (1979). 2. Although use of foreign air carrier is justified for trip to temporary duty location, employee incurred penalty for use of foreign air carrier for return trip, to be computed under formula in 56 Comp. Gen. 209 (1977), in the absence of satis- factory proof of the necessity therefor. 3. Employee was unaware of restric- tions on use of travel agents and agency allowed him to obtain his own transportation. To the extent otherwise allowable employee may be reimbursed for airline tickets purchased from a travel agent in an amount not to exceed the cost of transportation if pur- chased directly from the carrier. 59 Comp. Gen. 433 (1980). /~ .44 r Z 9

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