The General Services Administration expects that its City Pair Program, or CPP, will generate $1.89 billion in government savings for the fiscal year 2026 contracts it awarded seven U.S. airlines for fare discounts on official government trips.
GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum, a 2025 Wash100 Award winner, noted that the FY26 CPP awards highlight the value of unified, harmonized and data-driven procurement for significant expense reduction while providing vital services to federal agencies.
“By aligning federal air travel purchasing under OneGov, we are achieving billions in taxpayer savings, decreasing government-wide administrative overhead, and fostering a more efficient government,” the GSA official stressed.
The agency initiated the OneGov Strategy in April, with CPP placed under it, as a shared government enterprise with standardized terms and pricing, as well as streamlined access to IT tools.
CPP’s Airline Contractors
The CPP contractors for FY 2026 are Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Breeze Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. The discounts will apply to federal personnel bound for official government air travel starting Oct. 1.
The FY26 City Pair contracts offer an average fare discount of almost 50 percent compared to commercial rates. The program has also expanded to more than 16,000 markets from the 11 covered during its launching in 1980.
GSA strategically determines the routes under the program’s city-to-city contracts, based on previous government travel bookings, passenger volume and other factors, such as pricing and flight time and frequency. Besides cost savings, CPP’s advantages include full refundability, with no cancellation fees.
