{"id":482,"date":"2014-07-15T11:57:48","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T11:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/staffhandbook\/?page_id=482"},"modified":"2014-07-15T11:57:48","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T11:57:48","slug":"4-13-17-airline-fares","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/staffhandbook\/4-13-17-airline-fares\/","title":{"rendered":"4.13.17\t Airline Fares"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\tThe State of Mississippi has a contractual agreement with various airlines for contract airfares between Jackson and frequently used destination cities.&nbsp; These fares are generally not lower than the lowest penalty fare, but are lower than any published unrestricted fare where Saturday night stay is not involved.&nbsp; Airfares may be secured through different methods:\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 0.5in;text-align: justify\">\n\t<strong>State Contract Agency<\/strong> &ndash; Jackson State University contracts with approved travel agencies.&nbsp; The traveler should request both the contract fare and the lowest penalty fare from an approved travel agency.&nbsp; If a traveler&rsquo;s personal credit card is charged, proof of purchase must be provided with the Travel Reimbursement Voucher.&nbsp; An itinerary must also accompany the request for reimbursement.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 0.5in;text-align: justify\">\n\t<strong>Internet <\/strong>&ndash; Internet fares must be lower than the state contract fare.&nbsp; A cost comparison must be submitted with the Travel Reimbursement Voucher to the Travel Coordinator.&nbsp; The cost comparison should clearly indicate that the Internet fare was less expensive than the state contract fare.&nbsp; If the Internet fare exceeds the state contract fare, the reimbursement will be limited to the state contract fare.&nbsp; A <strong>screen print <\/strong>of the Internet purchase must accompany the Travel Reimbursement Voucher.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\tWhen an involuntary airline reservation change results in additional reimbursable expense delayed flight requiring overnight lodging\/meals, an explanation must be attached to the Travel Reimbursement Voucher.&nbsp; If the change is for personal reasons, Jackson State University will NOT reimburse any fees imposed by the airline or travel agency.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n\tPassenger airline receipts and the itinerary must be attached to the Travel Reimbursement Voucher.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State of Mississippi has a contractual agreement with various airlines for contract airfares between Jackson and frequently used destination cities.&nbsp; These fares are generally not lower than the lowest penalty fare, but are lower than any published unrestricted fare where Saturday night stay is not involved.&nbsp; Airfares may be secured through different methods: &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/staffhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/482"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/staffhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/staffhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/staffhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/staffhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/staffhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":483,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/staffhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/482\/revisions\/483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/staffhandbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}