FlightComparisonExample
Whentravelingonuniversitybusiness,alwaysreviewthe“Rules&Restrictions”forcomparableticketstoavoidincurringadditional
feesthatmaynotbereimbursable.Non‐refundableeconomyclassmustalwaysbeselected.Airlineshavecreateddifferentlevelsof
economyclassrangingfrombasiceconomy,maincabinandeconomyplus.Travelersshouldreviewthemostadvantageousfare
total,afterfactoringinallowablecharges,andthenselecteitherbasiceconomyormaincabin(nopremiumoptionsselected).
Baggagefeesarereimbursabletothetraveler.Travelprotection/insuranceisNOTreimbursable.
Masonwillnotreimbursetravelersfortheupgraded“economyplus/comfort/select”oranyadditionalservicesthatarepurchased
tosupplementa‘basiceconomy’ticket,suchasadvancedseatassignments.Avoidticketdescriptionsoradd‐onsthatmention:early
bird,priority,premium,preferred,seatselectionfee,earlyboarding,comfortplus,businessclassand/ortravelprotection.
FlightComparisonExample
Eitheroftheseflightsmaybechosen–Notethenon‐reimbursableitemsandoverallcosttothedepartment.
UnitedAirlines
*Nocarry‐onbagallowed(thismeansthetraveler
mayhaveto‘check’oneormorebags,whichwould
increasetheoverallcostofthetrip)
*SeatChoiceFee–NOTAllowable/Reimbursable
TotalCost$257+$70(2bagfee)=$357
DeltaAirlines
*Carry‐onbagincluded
*SeatChoiceFee–NOTAllowable/Reimbursable
TotalCost$266+$30(1bagfee)=$296
AmericanAirlines
*Carry‐onbagincluded
*SeatChoiceFee–NOTAllowable/Reimbursable
TotalCost$252+$30(1bagfee)=$282
Southwest
*Carry‐onbagincluded
*2freecheckedbags
*Early‐BirdFee–NOTAllowable/Reimbursable
TotalCost=$319.96