gsa federal supply service airline city pair program fy2006 summary jerry w. ellis
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FY06 Highlights
• Industry Changes– Fare Structures/Pricing– Government Representative
• Fuel Surcharges• Bankruptcies and mergers of Airline Carriers• Continental’s Non Participation• Domestic Code Shares• Groups• GTRs• Unused Tickets
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Continental Airlines
• Continental elected not to participate in the FY06 cycle.
• Awarded 129 markets in FY05– 53 of the 129 awarded in FY06
• Continental’s main hubs are:– Newark, NJ (EWR),– Houston, TX (HOU),– Cleveland, OH (CLE),– Guam (GUM)
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Domestic Code Shares
• Code share partners are also competitors within this program.
• Business agreement does not support obligating partner’s seat inventory.
• We get all of contract carrier’s own service.• We do get offered code-share service (domestic and
international)
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Groups
• Moved to commercial practice• Groups of 10 or more are non-mandatory• May still use contract fares if offered by carrier.• May negotiate with any carrier for best rates and/or
service.• Group reservations must be made through that
carrier’s group (or government) desk.• Group bookings are subject to carrier’s group
policies.
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GTRs
• All carriers are moving to automated processes.• GTR’s involve a manual process.
–Costly to both the government and industry.
• For domestic air travel GTRs may be used only under special circumstances and for travel related expenses.
• We encourage all, wherever possible, to obtain a SmartPay charge card one for their employees and a separate one for contractors
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FY 2006 STATISTICS
• 13 Carriers• 6,066 Markets solicited/4,720 Markets awarded• Average YCA/_CA differential - $100 (up from $87
last year)• 95% Nonstop service awarded where offered;• 67% Average discount off the walk-up fare• $2.8 Billion in savings
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Outstanding Bargains...
City Pair Government Commercial YCA/_CA
HNL/SAN (N) $240/ $195 $857(Honolulu/San Diego)
ORD/SEA (N) $174/ $149 $1,293(Chicago/Seattle)
IAD/LAX (N) $177/ $147 $1,335(Washington/Los Angeles)
ATL/FRA (N) $365/ __ $2,422(Atlanta/Frankfurt)
WAS/LON (N) $372/ $290 $1,678(Washington/London)
NYC/PAR (N) $299/ $148 $1,751(New York/Paris)
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What should I do with unused tickets?
Turn in as soon as possible
Cost savings to the Government
Cost savings to the taxpayer
When to refund a ticket:
Ticket purchased never used or only partially used
Traveler MUST initiate the refund process
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Outlook for FY07
• GSA Multiple Award Schedule
– Travel Services Solutions (TSS)
» FEDFARES pilot program
» Air Charter Services
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The City Pair Program-The Best Value in the Air
GSA leverages Govt.’s market share for negotiated discounts
• Fully refundable • No purchase or stay restrictions• No airline change/cancel penalties• Dual Fares (YCA, _ CA)• Plan ahead & save $$
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For more information...
www.gsa.gov/citypairs/
Linda L. SmithContracting [email protected]
Eddie MurphyContracting Officer, Acting Branch [email protected]
Jerry W. Ellis Ergene LeeContract Specialist Contracting Officer703.605-2928 [email protected] [email protected]