Government sponsored grants require the traveler to fly on a US owned airline (Fly America Act). The US Flag Carrier Policy is available:

• US Flag Carrier Policy

Exceptions to this requirement are listed in the policy. Please note the specific rules regarding code sharing in the Flag Carrier Policy, as they are restrictive and must meet specific criteria to qualify.

If travel is charged to a governmental grant and a foreign carrier is used, the department or traveler may provide any of the following types of documentation to demonstrate it is allowable:

• documentation of the US Flag Carrier policy exception that was met
• a copy of the section of the grant award/budget that allows foreign air carriers
• written approval from the department's SPA Project Officer authorizing the expenditure

The following is a list of acceptable U.S. Flag Carriers:

* Airtran Airways (FL)

* Alaska Airlines (AS)

* America West Airlines (HP)

* American Airlines (AA)

* American Trans Air (TZ)

* Continental Airlines (CO)

* Delta Airlines (DL)

* Frontier Airlines (F9)

* Hawaiian Airlines (HA)

* Midwest Express (YX)

* Northwest Airlines (NW)

* Southwest Airlines (WN)

* Spirit Airlines (NK)

* United Airlines (UA)

* US Airways (US)

 

Some Major Airlines That Are NOT U.S. Flag Carriers:

* Aer Lingus

* Air France

* El-Al

* Lufthansa

* Olympic Airways

* Singapore Airlines

* Air Canada

* British Airways

* KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

* Mexicana

* Qantas

* Virgin Atlantic