Premium-class other than first-class airline accommodations may be authorized when travel is between authorized origin and destination points, and either the origin or destination point is outside the continental United States (CONUS), and the scheduled flight time (not including domestic layover time nor actual domestic segment(s) flying time) is in excess of 14 hours. Credit shall be given to time on the ground for a connecting flight provided the layover’s locale is OCONUS. Travel should be urgent because of the nature of the task and not driven by an employee’s personal reasons.