what is the program called when the families of people in the air force can travel by plane for free?!?!?

Answer 1

Okay, here is the straight poop on Space-A Travel. It is free - no fees. If you are overseas, dependents that are Command Sponsored can travel Space-A without their sponsor to the port they first land at.

In Conus, Dependents may travel with their sponsor.

I am retired Air Force and was recently stationed in Europe as a dependent with my wife, who is a DoD Civilian. I flew Space A out of Rhein Main (which is now closed) Ramstein in Germany, and Rota Naval Station in Spain.

I never had a problem getting on a Space A Flight, you just have to be will ing to travel at non-peak times of year. School vacation times are a terrible time to try and travel.

It is available, it is free, and you have to be patient!!

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

The Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) runs the Space-Available program. Predominently it is for overseas travel. Stateside is available, but VERY hard to find or get on. To and from overseas locations dependents can travel if the aircraft have room for them based on a priority system. The Military.com website should have some pretty good info, or check for a base website for the base you will be flying out of the U.S. From.... McGuire AFB, NAVSTA Norfolk, Travis AFB, Charleston, or Philadelphia are some of the most frequently used. If you are going toward Europe, www.airtermnorva.navy.mil is the best site. It also explains passenger priority for SPACE A travel.

Answer 3

Space A travel on MAAC aircraft but if you are talking about regular airlines there isn't any program like that. Space A is rough to get on as a priority system exists and seats to most locations are limit ted; basically, you take seats that are empty because active duty people on orders can't fill them all. it is not an Air Force benefit all services can use it and no priority by service-the priority is based on your status in the military, reason for travel, and so on.

Answer 4

This program is called Space Available or
Space A and is open to all Uniformed Services of the United States! Active Duty personnel have priority!

Answer 5

There are Two Planes certain for that. They are think to be consistently on the Presidents disposal. They are for the Safety of the President Period now not PO. It was once one in all Obamas planes they already admitted it. So what. And if there have been a Emergency What then. That might be whilst the decoy was once such a lot wanted.

Answer 6

its called a mac flight but it is for all services and it does not allow all family members to fly free. i had to pay for my wife to fly and it is only allowed if you have a military id or dependent id. It is also a space available flight so if they have people on orders you will not be allowed to fly until they are seated. Its actually not a very wise choice. I would go ahead and fork over the money cause you are never guaranteed a seat.

Answer 7

Not just Air Force.

Space Available Travel, or Space-A.

Answer 8

umm, not quite. Family members may NOT use Space A Within CONUS unless they are traveling with their sponsor. OCONUS they may only fly from the country they are stationed in to the last Stateside location that flight has(and vice versa).

and additionally, it is not always for free, there may be fees involved.

Answer 9

They used to be call MAC flights. Now they are called AMC or Space-A flights. Chek out http://www.military.com/Travel/Content1/0,,SAF_faq,00.html

Answer 10

its called MAC flights there is allot of thing's that you have to look at this in advance like room ability and times they can change in an instant. i did that with my wifey to sudabay good luck