GSA City Pairs Program

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GSA City Pairs Program

• Mr. John Lundeby
• HQ AMC Passenger Policy Branch
• AMC/A43P

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GSA City Pairs Program

• Background
• Who may or may not use City Pairs
• Program Features
• Exceptions
• FY 05 Release
• Sample Pacific Fares
• Questions

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GSA City Pairs Program

• Background
• Started in 1980 with only 11 markets, 4 carriers
• HQ AMC/A43P designated DOD representative
• Now over 4,900 city pairs worldwide, 14 carriers
• Average 72 discount off comparable commercial
  fares
• 80 of official DOD travel uses GSA City Pair
  fares
• Saves Federal government nearly 2.0 billion
  annually
• Authorized users
• Federal and military employees on official travel
• Invited travelers on official business
• Contractors may never use City Pair fares

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GSA City Pairs Program

• Program Features
• Last seat availability
• Tickets fully refundable
• Contract fare constant for 12 months
• No advance purchase or length of stay
  requirements
• No charge for cancellations or changes
• No blackout periods
• Nonstop awarded in 95 of the markets where
  offered
• Dual fares (capacity controlled fares)
• Significant savings of full YCA fare when you
  book early and dont make changes to itinerary

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GSA City Pairs Program

• Exceptions to Mandatory Use
• No seats/flights available in time to accomplish
  mission
• Use of contract service would require the
  traveler to incur unnecessary overnight lodging
  costs that would increase the total cost of the
  trip
• A lower priced commercial fare is offered to the
  general public traveler may be responsible for
  costs
• All flights are outside core work hours
• Cost-effective rail travel is available
• No non-smoking flights are available

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GSA City Pairs Program

• FY 05 Contract Release
• General Service Administration awarded FY05 City
  Pairs Contract fares Aug 04
• 13 carriers participating
• Fares effective 1 Oct 04
• 4,345 routes awarded (3,616 domestic, 729
  international)
• Average savings of 72 over full coach fares
• Estimated dollar value 820 million

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GSA City Pairs Program

• Sample Full and _CA Fares From PACAF Locations
  (FY05)
• City Pair YCA _CA Airline
• Anchorage/Atlanta 525 425 DL
• Auckland/Los Angeles 825 675 AA
• Guam/Tokyo 294 N/A CO
• HNL/Chicago 369 243 AA
• Seoul/Los Angeles 450 N/A DL
• Tokyo/St. Louis 420 305 AA
• GSA Web Page (use to search for fares)
• http//apps.fss.gsa.gov/citypairs/search/

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• Questions?
• AMC Passenger Policy Branch
• AMC/A43P
• DSN 779-4592
• Comm 618-229-4592
• https//amclg.scott.af.mil