At present, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines and other airlines have made it clear that as long as family members recognize that the elderly are healthy and suitable for flying, they do not need hospital certificates. Airlines such as Air China, Shenzhen Airlines and Hainan Airlines all said that the elderly must show the certificate issued by the hospital to buy air tickets.
Companies also have different standards for how old the elderly need to be to open a "certificate". Among them, Air China requires the elderly over 80 to show the certificate of "suitable for flying"; Shenzhen Airlines and Hainan Airlines require people over 70 to issue certificates.
At present, Spring Airlines has revised the health certificate required for 70-year-olds to:
First, provide a valid flight certificate for half a year, so that the company can accept the reservation of air tickets.
Two, provide valid medical certificates issued by the hospital within six months, and accept air tickets.
3. Keep the requirement that passengers fill in the Application Form for Special Passenger Transportation when selling tickets. In fact, the elderly, like other passengers, take any means of transportation, and the probability of risk exists. Operators who provide social services should be treated equally, especially the elderly who book tickets and fly in a "moderate" way.
At present, a few domestic airlines (China Southern Airlines) adopt a humanized approach: before purchasing tickets, the conductor will ask the elderly about their physical condition and tell them when they can't fly. After arriving at the airport, if the staff find that the elderly are in poor health, they will inform the airport medical staff to check them. Once it is confirmed that the elderly are not suitable for boarding, the staff of the company will advise the elderly to give up boarding. It is understood that in 2007, the EU issued a regulation prohibiting all airports and airlines in the EU from discriminating against the elderly and the weak.
Precautions and procedures for flying: The general sequence of check-in procedures is as follows: (1) Take your ticket and ID card (health declaration form is available during SARS) to the designated counter (generally, when you enter the waiting room, you will see a big screen showing the counter number corresponding to each flight).
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The general order is this:
(1) Take the ticket and ID card (health declaration form during SARS) to the designated counter (generally, you can see a big screen with the check-in counter number corresponding to each flight as soon as you enter the waiting room) and hand it over to the agent. She (he) will help you change your boarding pass and ask if you have any luggage to check. Remember to get at least three things back: ID card, air ticket and boarding pass.
(2) Buy insurance (20 yuan, not compulsory, depending on personal needs).
(3) Security check: Three things need to be provided here: ID card, air ticket and boarding pass.
(4) Wait for boarding at the designated boarding gate, and pay attention.