Fly America Act and Open Skies Agreements

1. Fly America Act and Open Skies Agreements Flying from the USA to a foreign country on federal funds? Yes Yes You may fly on a U.S. flag airline or European Union (EU) airline. For the list of EU Countries, check here: Are you traveling to an European Union Country? http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/index_en.htm No • Does the government have a published airfare rate for my travel route? Check here: • http://apps.fas.gsa.gov/citypairs/search/ • If yes, you must fly a U.S. flag airline. • If no, you may fly a U.S. flag airline or • Australian airline. Yes Are you traveling to Australia? No • Does the government have a published airfare rate for my travel route? Check here: • http://apps.fas.gsa.gov/citypairs/search/ • If yes, you must fly a U.S. flag airline. • If no, you may fly a U.S. flag airline, Swiss • airline, or EU airline. Yes Are you traveling To Switzerland? No You must fly on a U.S. flag airline per the Fly America Act. There are limited exceptions. Check here: Fly America Act Overview Yes Travel to other foreign countries Note: U of C preferred supplier, United Airlines, offers low airfares to foreign countries. Tickets must be purchased through GEMS or Tower Travel to obtain the airfare discounts. Tower Travel also offers consolidator airfares for additional savings. Call Tower Travel at (630) 928-7148 for additional information. Updated information on the Open Skies Agreements can be found at: http://www.gsa.gov/openskies http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/ogp/US-EU_Transport_Agreement.pdf Questions? Contact Lori Stimac at 2-3491 http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/ogp/Australian_Open_Skies_Agreement.pdf http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/ogp/Switzerland_Transport_Agreement.pdf Last Updated on August 22, 2011