UCSD
CAMPUS NOTICE
University of California, San Diego
 

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR -
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
August 8, 1995
ALL AT UCSD
SUBJECT: Settlement of Antitrust Suit - Airlines and Commuter Carriers
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS.
On May 10, 1995, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted final approval to the settlement of an antitrust suit filed by a group of state Attorneys General against a group of airlines and commuter carriers. The University of California qualifies as an "Eligible Governmental Entity" under the settlement and may take advantage of a 10% discount off the purchase of any published domestic airfare in excess of $50.00 for official university travel beginning August 8, 1995 and continuing through February 9, 1997 or until the $40 million settlement is reached, whichever occurs first.
Discount fare tickets for domestic air passenger transportation will be issued upon presentation of appropriate evidence of eligibility (applies to all fund sources). Any of the following will constitute appropriate verification that travel is being conducted for the purpose of official business on behalf of an Eligible Governmental Entity (based on the official notification received by the Office of the President from the State of California Department of Justice).
I. Purchase of a discount fare ticket with an authorized Eligible
Entity Governmental Entity charge card;
*For UCSD, the "charge card" can be either your UCSD Diner's Club
Card or the direct billing of your tickets to UCSD (which is done
automatically via a corporate Diners account for any of the San
Diego based travel agencies that you have formally done business with).
II. Authorizing letter, on Eligible Governmental Entity letterhead,
stating that the traveler is conducting official government
business. The letter must include the traveler's name, dates of travel, and basic itinerary together with an authorizing signature.
*For UCSD, official departmental "letterhead" stationary with the
signature that approves travel for the department along with the
requested information is appropriate.
III. Executed Eligible Governmental Entity travel request form and
payment or executed travel authorization form with official Eligible
Governmental Entity warrant or approvals; or
*For UCSD, a copy of the completed and authorized Travel
Notification and Request for Travel Advance is appropriate. However,
this option should be used only if options I. and II. are unavailable (please contact the Travel Office contacts referenced in this notice for guidance before using this option).
IV. Eligible Governmental Entity purchase order for domestic air
passenger transportation services.
*For UCSD, not used.
At the time the ticket is purchased, the travel agent must be told that
the purchase is part of program code "MULTISTATE" and that the "CRS CODE" is MS10.
This discount may be used on the purchase of a ticket for domestic travel with any of the following Participating Airlines:
Alaska Northwest
American Trans World Airlines Continental United
Delta USAir
(Note: Southwest Airlines is not a Participating Airline.)
The discount will also be available for domestic travel:
1. On a connecting flight involving a Participating Airline and any commuter carrier when the entire flight appears in the computer reservation system ("CRS") under the two-letter code of the Participating Airline; or
2. On travel wholly on any of the following commuter carriers when the flight appears in CRS's under the two-letter code of a Participating Airline:
Air Midwest Express Airlines, Inc. I Air Wisconsin Airlines dba Northwest Airlink dba United Express Express Airlines, Inc. II Allegheny Airlines, Inc. dba Northwest Airlink (formerly Pennsylvania Florida Gulf
Commuter Airlines, Inc.) G.P. Express
America West Great Lakes Aviation American Eagle
dba United Express
ASA Jetstream International Airlines, Inc. Atlantic Coast Airlines Liberty Express Airlines
dba United Express Mesaba Airlines, Inc. Business Express, Inc. dba Mesaba Airlines dba Business Express Piedmont Airlines, Inc. CCAir TransWorld Express, Inc. Chatauqua Airlines Trans States Airlines COMAIR SkyWest
CommutAir United Feeder Service Continental Express,
Continental Micronesia, Inc. Inc., dba United Express
The discount will not be made available for (i) travel on any commuter carrier when the flight appears in CRS's under the commuter carrier's own two-letter code; or for (ii) direct (i.e. non-connecting) travel solely on any nonparticipating commuter carrier, even if the flight appears under
the two-letter code of a Participating Airline.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT USE OF THIS DISCOUNT FOR TRAVEL OTHER THAN FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS MAY CONSTITUTE FRAUD AND WILL BE PROSECUTED TO THE
EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW.
In order to provide you with information as soon as possible so that you may take advantage of this discount, this notice is being sent out immediately. As additional information and/or clarification is received, it will be sent to you.
If you require assistance, please note the following contacts:
UCSD Travel Office
Extension: Tanya Pohlson 42488
Sandy Ray 40798
Electronic mail: travel@UCSD
Campus mail: 0955
UCSD Partner Travel Agency
Balboa Travel
619.678.3752 and 619.678.3599
Internet: UCSDTRVL@BALBOA.COM
Faye E. McCullough
Manager
Disbursements Division