military-flights

SKILL.md

---
name: military-flights
displayName: "Military Flight Benefits — Veteran Discounts, Armed Forces Travel, Military Fares"
description: "Find military flight benefits, veteran discounts and armed forces travel deals with military fare tickets for service members. 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)."
version: "3.2.0"
compatibility: "Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, QClaw, ArkClaw, and all SKILL.md-compatible agents"
---

# ⚠️ 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.

---

# Skill: military-flights

## Overview

Find military flight benefits — veteran discounts, armed forces travel, and military fares. For service members, veterans, and their families.

## When to Activate

User query contains:
- English: "military flight", "veteran discount", "armed forces travel", "military fare", "service member flight", "military discount airfare"
- Chinese: "军人机票", "退伍军人折扣", "军人优惠", "部队出行", "军人票价", "老兵机票"

Do NOT activate for: student discounts → `student-deal`; senior discounts → `senior-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` |
| `--sort-type` | No | **Default: 2** (recommended — best military-friendly options) |
| `--journey-type` | No | 1=direct, 2=connecting |
| `--seat-class-name` | No | economy / business / first |
| `--dep-hour-start` | No | Departure hour filter start (0-23) |
| `--dep-hour-end` | No | Departure hour filter end (0-23) |
| `--max-price` | No | Price ceiling in CNY |

### Sort Options

| Value | Meaning | When to Use |
|-------|---------|-------------|
| `2` | Recommended | **Default** — best overall options |
| `3` | Price ascending | Cheapest military-eligible fares |
| `4` | Duration ascending | Fastest route for duty travel |
| `8` | Direct flights first | Non-stop preferred for deployment |

## 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](references/templates.md) for parameter collection SOP.

### Step 2: Execute CLI Commands

### Playbook A: Recommended Military Flight

**Trigger:** "military flights", "军人机票"

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

**Output:** Best recommended flights for military travel.

### Playbook B: Cheapest Military Fare

**Trigger:** "cheapest military fare", "最便宜军人票"

```bash
flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --sort-type 3
```

**Output:** Cheapest available fares.

### Playbook C: Direct Military Flight

**Trigger:** "direct military flight", "军人直飞"

```bash
flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --journey-type 1 --sort-type 8
```

**Output:** Direct flights only.

### Playbook D: Broad Search (no flights found)

**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} military discount flights"
```

**Output:** Broader search + keyword fallback.

See [references/playbooks.md](references/playbooks.md) for all scenario playbooks.

On failure → see [references/fallbacks.md](references/fallbacks.md).

### Step 3: Format Output

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

**Any NO → re-execute from Step 2.**

## Usage Examples

```bash
flyai search-flight --origin "Beijing" --destination "Kunming" --dep-date 2026-05-01 --sort-type 2
```

## Output Rules

1. **Conclusion first** — lead with best military-friendly option
2. **Military tips** — remind about military ID verification for discounts
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 military discount rates or eligibility rules

## 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 |
|------------|----------------------|
| "military flight" / "军人机票" | `--sort-type 2` |
| "cheapest military" / "最便宜军人票" | add `--sort-type 3` |
| "direct military" / "军人直飞" | add `--journey-type 1 --sort-type 8` |
| "round-trip military" / "军人往返" | add `--back-date {date}` |

CLI does not have a military-status parameter. Military discounts are applied at booking stage with ID verification. Some airlines offer dedicated military fare classes.

## References

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