You're always allowed to purchase any type of ticket you want to as a deviation ticket (any class of service)

The gotcha is that if the company travel auditors can determine that 1) only coach was authorized (as per 8A4b), and 2) how much the difference in the price of the ticket WOULD have been between first and coach......then they WILL stick you with the difference (out of pocket, no matter how much extra bank $$ you have)

If Global Travel booked/paid for the ticket as one FARE for both legs, it might be hard for the travel auditors to break out how much the difference (if any) would have been.

If the first class ticket you buy is = or < than the coach ticket from B to C, then you won't be out any and you will have gone first class the entire way (as it should be)

In any case, you can purchase any class of ticket you want to as a deviation ticket - doesn't matter.

The only question, really, is how much is the company going to reimburse you after all is said & done?

The company will only reimburse you for the class of service that 8A4b allows.

Hope that helps.

Short answer...YES, you can book 1st class all the way through. Your layover in Europe is less than 48 hours.

Layover 24 hr max domestic, 48 hour max international.

Yah, he can book 1st class all the way through. But, if he doesn't meet the parameters for 1st class D/H...He'll pay the difference.:eek:

The stopover time has nothing to do with 1st class travel. Unless it's not long enough to be considered a legal rest period. Then, it would all be done in the same duty-time.

BB is spot on. Each leg would be considered separately for first class consideration because there is an intervening legal rest between the second and third legs. So, if the third leg in your case is less than 5 block hours, then you're only entitled to a coach class ticket.

It's your bank, another option
 

I went from ANC-MSP-SEA in First Class because the Corp. Travel lady told me that "contractually speaking" I could not buy a FC ticket from ANC to SEA.
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Same logic ... I frequently book West Coast - DFW - East Coast so tha total block time is > 5hrs ... :eek:

Can anyone tell me how you indicate on the expense report that the deviation you booked in first class met the requirements? Can't seem to figure out how to use that personal first class upgrade block on the form.

Thanks for any help.

You don't have too and I'm not sure there is a place. I have had to call them once when they processed one expense report but usually it isn't a problem. The person fixed it while I was on the phone.

Just put in the comments section why your deviation qualified. i.e "same duty time D/H deviation", etc.

Thanks, I will give it a try.