SPACE-A TRAVEL IS BACK AFTER 2-YEAR PAUSE DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC

摘要

After a two-year, pandemic-induced pause in Space-Available travel, defense officials have brought back the benefit. Space-A allows eligible travelers to fly on military or military-contracted aircraft at little or no cost - if space on the flight allows. Defense officials issued a memo to the services and to the U.S. Transportation Command April 22, lifting all restrictions. The limitations were placed on Space-A travel March 21, 2020, to help limit the spread of COVID-19. This reopening allows Space-A travel on military and DoD-contracted aircraft for uniformed service members, retirees, dependents and reservists to travel both within the continental U.S. and outside the continental U.S. Travel and COVID-19 requirements change frequently and depend on the country of travel. Medical screening protocols may still apply for travelers going overseas. Those traveling to a foreign country should check for any testing requirements within the Electronic Foreign Clearance Guide. Although a federal judge has struck down the mask mandate for airplane travel, TRANSCOM has directed that the mask requirement continue until a policy change is received from defense officials, according to the Air Mobility Command website.