The OMB-designated Best-in-Class
City Pair Program
procures and manages discounted air passenger transportation services for federal government travelers. At its inception in 1980 this service covered only 11 markets, and now covers over 14,000 markets. Today, CPP offers four different contract fares. Please go to
Government airfare types
to learn more.
Your agency’s authorized travel management system will show the final price, excluding baggage fees. Commercial baggage fees can be found on the
Airline information
page.
Domestic
Domestic fares include all existing Federal, State, and local taxes, as well as airport maintenance fees and other administrative fees. Domestic fares do not include fees such as passenger facility charges, segment fees, and passenger security service fees.
International
International fares do not include taxes and fees, but include fuel surcharge fees.
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Origin
Destination
Airline
Service
One-way airfare
Effective date
Expiration date
Note for international fares:
City codes, such as Washington (WAS), are used for international routes.
All fares are listed one-way and are valid in either direction. In the CSV file, Origin and Destination are in alphabetical order regardless of travel direction. The Origin is the airport code (domestic travel) or city code (international travel) that comes first alphabetically and the Destination is the airport or city code that comes second alphabetically.
For example, you are traveling from Washington, D.C. to London, England. You know the city codes are WAS and LON respectively. The city code LON comes first alphabetically and WAS comes second alphabetically. To find the contract fares, you filter:
Column letter
Column name
Airport/City Code selection
C
ORIGIN_AIRPORT_ABBREV
LON
D
DESTINATION_AIRPORT_ABBREV
WAS
City Pair Program benefits and info
CPP offers government travelers extra features and flexibility when planning official travel, in addition to maintaining deep program discounts. These include:
Fully refundable tickets
No advance purchase required
No change fees or cancelation penalties
Stable prices which enables accurate travel budgeting
No blackout dates
Fares priced on one-way routes, permitting agencies to plan multiple destinations
CPP is a mandatory use, governmentwide program, designated as a Best-In-Class procurement by OMB. The program delivers best value airfares, and ensures federal agencies effectively and efficiently meet their mission.
CPP saves the federal government time and money by maintaining one governmentwide air program. At the acquisition level CPP delivers data analysis, compliance, and uses strategic sourcing to optimize its service.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations,
unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where
lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as
"all locations within, or entirely
surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within
those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include
"all locations within, or entirely
surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties,
including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties
(unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is
located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the
entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties,
even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
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