B-199957: Aug 17, 1981

A civilian employee of the Department of the Navy appealed a Claims Group decision which denied his claim for reimbursement of the cost of air fare to and from his temporary duty location. Reimbursement was denied because the employee purchased his ticket from a travel agent and because of the restrictions on the use of foreign air carriers imposed by the Fly America Act. The employee contended th...

B-199957: Aug 17, 1981

WHERE AGENCY CONFIRMS FACT THAT IT WAS ESSENTIAL TO MISSION OF THE AGENCY THAT EMPLOYEE REPORT FOR TEMPORARY DUTY AT SPECIFIC TIME. AN AGENCY DETERMINATION THAT AN AMERICAN AIR CARRIER CANNOT 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 LOCAT...