When should tickets be bought, especially if options are used?
As indicated in FAQ No.1 there are no lead-times for ticket purchase. You would of course not buy your ticket more than 60 days ahead, as your contract may still be cancelled 60 or more days ahead. Tickets for Commission contracts could be obtained from the SCIC travel agency and would be issued pre-paid. The EP has announced (see Epiweb) that options for Strasbourg are now confirmed four weeks ahead, but, for this and other places of assignment, when to buy the ticket would be a matter for the ACI.