EMPLOYEE IS LIABLE FOR THE AMOUNT BY WHICH HIS PERSONAL TRAVEL DIVERTED REVENUE FROM UNITED STATES AIR CARRIERS TO FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS. PAYMENT IS NOT AUTHORIZED SINCE TRAVEL AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED. WAS CHANGED BY THE AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL AT THE EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST AFTER HE HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE ASSESSED A PENALTY FOR USING A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER AS A PERSONAL CONVENIENCE. JOHNSTON WA...

A decision was requested as to whether an employee may be reimbursed for a penalty assessed for the use of a foreign air carrier in violation of the Fly America Act. Travel for the employee in question was originally scheduled using U.S. air carriers to the maximum extent possible. The claimant was authorized to perform travel abroad on official business; however, after the meeting dates had been...