Airline Reservations

Travelers have two options regarding purchasing airline reservations:

1. GE MasterCard Small Purchase Charge Card:  Use the GE MasterCard Small Purchase Charge Card. Appropriate documentation must be retained for three years by the cardholder.

2. GE Corporate MasterCard or Personal Credit Card:  Finally, travelers may purchase airline tickets using their GE Corporate MasterCard or a personal credit card; however, reimbursement will not be made until after the travel has taken place.

Please Note:  Generally, airline travel cannot exceed the rates charged for tourist/coach fare. 

Airline tickets or other travel services may be purchased through the Internet. When procuring services using the Internet, the traveler must submit two supplemental documents with the Travel Expense Reimbursement Voucher:

1. hardcopy final page from Internet site showing total cost and confirmed service and

2. airline confirmation (either ticket stub or boarding pass) showing the type of ticket purchased (e.g., coach, business).

Rates for airline tickets typically may not exceed coach class. Senior Approving Officials may approve business class travel under the following circumstances:

1. The business class fare does not cost more than the lowest available tourist/coach fare,

2. The travel is to western Europe and the business meeting is conducted within three hours of landing,

3. The travel is for a transoceanic intercontinental trip of more than eight hours, or

4. The traveler pays the difference.

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Last updated 01/07/05
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