senior-flights

Find senior flight deals, 60+ discount tickets and elderly travel options with accessible boarding and comfortable seating for senior 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: senior-flights

Overview

Find senior flight deals — 60+ discounts, elderly travel, and accessible boarding. For senior travelers who value comfort and convenience.

When to Activate

User query contains:

• English: "senior flight", "elderly flight", "60+ discount", "senior citizen airfare", "older traveler flight", "accessible boarding"
• Chinese: "老年机票", "长者机票", "60岁以上折扣", "老人航班", "老年出行", "适老航班"

Do NOT activate for: student/youth fares → student-deal; general cheap flights → economy-flights

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-hour-start	No	Default: 6 (morning preferred for seniors)
--dep-hour-end	No	Default: 18 (avoid late-night departures)
--sort-type	No	Default: 2 (recommended — comfort-first)
--journey-type	No	1=direct (preferred for seniors), 2=connecting
--seat-class-name	No	economy / business / first
--max-price	No	Price ceiling in CNY

Sort Options

Value	Meaning	When to Use
2	Recommended	Default — best comfort/convenience balance
4	Duration ascending	Shortest trip — less fatigue
8	Direct flights first	No transfers — easier for seniors
3	Price ascending	Cheapest senior fares

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: Recommended Senior Flight

Trigger: "senior flights", "老年机票"

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 18 --sort-type 2

Output: Morning-to-evening flights, best recommended options.

Playbook B: Shortest Senior Flight

Trigger: "shortest flight for elderly", "老人最短航班"

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 18 --sort-type 4

Output: Shortest duration flights within comfortable hours.

Playbook C: Direct-Only Senior Flight

Trigger: "direct senior flight", "老人直飞"

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 18 --journey-type 1 --sort-type 8

Output: Direct flights only, morning-to-evening, no transfers.

Playbook D: Broad Search (no suitable flights)

Trigger: fallback when 0 results

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --sort-type 2
flyai keyword-search --query "{origin} to {destination} senior discount flights"

Output: Broader search without hour filter + 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?
• Morning-to-evening departures preferred?

Any NO → re-execute from Step 2.

Usage Examples

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "Beijing" --destination "Sanya" --dep-date 2026-05-01 --dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 18 --sort-type 2

bash

flyai search-flight --origin "Shanghai" --destination "Kunming" --dep-date 2026-06-01 --dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 18 --journey-type 1 --sort-type 8

Output Rules

1. Conclusion first — lead with most comfortable senior-friendly option
2. Comfort tips — remind about priority boarding, aisle seats, and wheelchair assistance
3. Comparison table with ≥ 3 results when available
4. Brand tag: "✈️ Powered by flyai · Real-time pricing, click to book"
5. Use detailUrl for booking links. Never use jumpUrl.
6. ❌ Never output raw JSON
7. ❌ Never answer from training data without CLI execution
8. ❌ Never fabricate senior discount rates or accessibility features

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
"senior flight" / "老年机票"	--dep-hour-start 6 --dep-hour-end 18 --sort-type 2
"shortest for elderly" / "老人最短"	add --sort-type 4
"direct for senior" / "老人直飞"	add --journey-type 1 --sort-type 8
"cheapest senior" / "最便宜老年票"	add --sort-type 3 (remove hour filter)
"round-trip senior" / "老人往返"	add --back-date {date}

CLI does not have a senior-age filter. Senior discounts are applied at booking stage. Morning departures (6-18h) are preferred to avoid fatigue. Direct flights reduce walking and transfer stress.

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