China Civil Aviation Passenger and Luggage Domestic Transportation Rules promulgated by the General Administration of Civil Aviation stipulates that the elderly over 70 years old must hold a certificate issued by a hospital at or above the county level to fly. If the elderly do not have cardiovascular diseases, such as high blood pressure and heart disease, they can travel by air.
Extended data:
People who are not suitable for flying:
1, patients with infectious diseases. Patients with infectious hepatitis, active tuberculosis, typhoid fever and other infectious diseases are not allowed to fly during the isolation period stipulated by the state. Among them, patients with chickenpox have not recovered in the damaged area and cannot fly.
2. Patients with cardiovascular diseases. Due to mild hypoxia in the air, patients with cardiovascular diseases may relapse or aggravate their condition, especially those with cardiac insufficiency, myocardial hypoxia, myocardial infarction and severe hypertension. It is generally believed that flying is not suitable.
3. Patients with respiratory diseases. Such as emphysema, pulmonary heart disease and other patients, because they do not adapt to the environment, if there is pneumothorax, lung cannon and so on. During flight, gas expansion may aggravate this situation.
References:
China Civil Aviation Domestic Passenger and Luggage Transportation Rules