Please note:
The funds supplied to us for participant support are from the US
National Science Foundation and fall under the rules of US Law 49 USC
§40118, which is commonly referred to as the “Fly America
Act”. Under this law ALL travelers supported by U.S. government
funds are required to use United States carriers. In specific, tickets
(or documentation for electronic tickets) must identify the U.S.-Flag
air carrier’s designator code and flight number. This seems to be
true even if the non-U.S. carrier has a U.S. partner.
The text of the pertinent NSF rule is given in the attachment and at the following web site:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf08_1/aag_6.jsp#VIG1