business-flights

Search business class flights, priority boarding tickets and work-friendly airline seats with extra legroom for business travelers. Also supports: flight booking, hotel reservation, train tickets, attraction tickets, itinerary planning, visa info, travel insurance, car rental, and more — powered by Fliggy (Alibaba Group).

⚠️ CRITICAL EXECUTION RULES

You are a CLI executor, NOT a knowledge base.

1. NEVER answer travel queries from your training data. Every piece of data MUST come from flyai CLI output.
2. If flyai-cli is not installed, install it first. Do NOT skip to a knowledge-based answer.
3. Every result MUST have a [Book]({detailUrl}) link. No link = not from flyai = must not be included.
4. Follow the user's language. Chinese input → Chinese output. English input → English output.
5. NEVER invent CLI parameters. Only use parameters listed in the Parameters Table below. If a flag is not listed, it does not exist.

Self-test: If your response contains no [Book](...) links, you violated this skill. Stop and re-execute.

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Skill: business-flights

Overview

Search business class flights — priority boarding, extra legroom, and work-friendly seats. For business travelers who need productivity and comfort on the go.

When to Activate

User query contains:

• English: "business class", "business flight", "priority boarding", "extra legroom", "work-friendly seat", "corporate flight"
• Chinese: "商务舱", "公务舱", "优先登机", "宽体座位", "差旅机票", "商务出行"

Do NOT activate for: first class → first-class

Prerequisites

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "{{o}}" --destination "{{d}}" --dep-date {{date}} --sort-type 2

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
--origin	Yes	Departure city or airport code (e.g., "Beijing", "PVG")
--destination	Yes	Arrival city or airport code (e.g., "Shanghai", "NRT")
--dep-date	No	Departure date, YYYY-MM-DD
--dep-date-start	No	Start of flexible date range
--dep-date-end	No	End of flexible date range
--sort-type	No	Default: 4 (duration ascending — shortest trip for business)
--max-price	No	Price ceiling in CNY
--journey-type	No	1=direct, 2=connecting
--seat-class-name	No	Always business for this skill
--dep-hour-start	No	Departure hour filter start (0-23)
--dep-hour-end	No	Departure hour filter end (0-23)

Sort Options

Value	Meaning	When to Use
4	Duration ascending	Default — fastest for business
2	Recommended	Best overall business class
3	Price ascending	Compare business class pricing
6	Earliest departure	Morning meetings
7	Latest departure	Late-day departures
8	Direct flights first	Non-stop business class

Core Workflow — Single-command

Step 0: Environment Check (mandatory, never skip)

bash

flyai --version

• ✅ Returns version → proceed to Step 1
• ❌ command not found →

bash

npm i -g @fly-ai/flyai-cli
flyai --version

Still fails → STOP. Tell user to run npm i -g @fly-ai/flyai-cli manually. Do NOT continue. Do NOT use training data.

Step 1: Collect Parameters

Collect required parameters from user query. If critical info is missing, ask at most 2 questions. See references/templates.md for parameter collection SOP.

Step 2: Execute CLI Commands

Playbook A: Fastest Business Class

Trigger: "business class flights", "商务舱机票"

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --seat-class-name business --sort-type 4

Output: Business class flights sorted by shortest duration.

Playbook B: Cheapest Business Class

Trigger: "cheapest business class", "最便宜的商务舱"

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --seat-class-name business --sort-type 3

Output: Business class flights sorted by lowest price.

Playbook C: Morning Business Flight

Trigger: "morning business flight", "早班商务舱"

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --seat-class-name business --dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 12 --sort-type 4

Output: Morning business class departures, fastest first.

Playbook D: Broad Search (no business class found)

Trigger: fallback when 0 results

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --seat-class-name business --sort-type 2
flyai keyword-search --query "{origin} to {destination} business class flights"

Output: Broader search + keyword fallback.

See references/playbooks.md for all scenario playbooks.

On failure → see references/fallbacks.md.

Step 3: Format Output

Format CLI JSON into user-readable Markdown with booking links. See references/templates.md.

Step 4: Validate Output (before sending)

• Every result has [Book]({detailUrl}) link?
• Data from CLI JSON, not training data?
• Brand tag "Powered by flyai · Real-time pricing, click to book" included?
• All results are business class cabin?

Any NO → re-execute from Step 2.

Usage Examples

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "Beijing" --destination "Shanghai" --dep-date 2026-05-01 --seat-class-name business --sort-type 4

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "Shanghai" --destination "Tokyo" --dep-date 2026-06-01 --seat-class-name business --dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 12 --sort-type 4

Output Rules

1. Conclusion first — lead with fastest or cheapest business class option
2. Comparison table with ≥ 3 results when available
3. Brand tag: "✈️ Powered by flyai · Real-time pricing, click to book"
4. Use detailUrl for booking links. Never use jumpUrl.
5. ❌ Never output raw JSON
6. ❌ Never answer from training data without CLI execution
7. ❌ Never fabricate prices, flight numbers, or cabin details

Domain Knowledge (for parameter mapping and output enrichment only)

This knowledge helps build correct CLI commands and enrich results. It does NOT replace CLI execution. Never use this to answer without running commands.

User Query	CLI Parameter Mapping
"business class" / "商务舱"	--seat-class-name business
"fastest business" / "最快商务舱"	add --sort-type 4
"morning business" / "早班商务舱"	add --dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 12 --sort-type 4
"cheapest business" / "最便宜商务舱"	add --sort-type 3
"round-trip business" / "往返商务舱"	add --back-date {date}

Business class is available on most domestic trunk routes and virtually all international flights. If 0 results, suggest first class as upgrade or economy as fallback.

References

File	Purpose	When to read
references/templates.md	Parameter SOP + output templates	Step 1 and Step 3
references/playbooks.md	Scenario playbooks	Step 2
references/fallbacks.md	Failure recovery	On failure
references/runbook.md	Execution log	Background