Orientale Airlines doesn't need any certificate for elderly people over 80 years old to take a flight, but according to the Rules for Domestic Transportation of Passengers and Baggage of Civil Aviation of China issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), elderly people over 70 years old who take a flight must hold a certificate of fitness to travel by air issued by hospitals at or above the county level. Elderly people can travel by air if they do not have cardiovascular diseases, such as high blood pressure or heart disease.
Diagnostic certificate:
A diagnostic certificate issued by a doctor is required in the following cases. If you have any of the following conditions, tell the airline at the time of purchasing the ticket:
1. Medical oxygen is required.
2. You have an infectious disease.
3. It is not recommended to fly if the necessary special medical equipment is not available on the airplane.
If you meet one of the above conditions, you will need a Certificate of Diagnosis issued by a hospital of the second class or above (including the second class, including clinics, medical centers and hospitals outside of the country) within 10 days prior to departure. Note the following requirements:
If medical oxygen is required, the Diagnostic Certificate must specifically state the need and the amount of oxygen required per minute.
If a communicable disease is present, the Certificate of Diagnosis must state what precautions need to be taken. The certificate must also state that the infectious disease is not contagious to other persons on board the aircraft.
Extended Information:
p>I. Application Time Limit
If the application is made through the official website/APP /M website or by calling the customer service hotline, it should be made no later than 4 hours before the flight departure.
If you need to provide the following equipment or services, please make the request no later than 48 hours before the scheduled departure of the flight, and please check in at least 2 hours in advance of the day of departure: Due to the limitation of aircraft type and airport resources, the airline will reply within 24 hours if the requested service or equipment can be provided:
1. Medical oxygen is required during the flight.
2.For groups of people with disabilities (more than 10 people).
3. Checking in electric wheelchairs (see the Wheelchair Passenger Service Handling Instructions).
4. Providing wheelchairs in the passenger cabin (see instructions for handling wheelchair passengers).
Second, the application method
In person or by proxy, go to China Eastern Airline's direct ticketing offices, or call 95530 or visit the official website/APP/M website to make a transportation application, and fill in the Application for Special Passenger Flight (in duplicate).
For passengers applying for service through the official website / APP /M website, the passenger or his/her representative will fill out the "Application for Special Passenger Flight" online and submit an application for service reservation. China Eastern Airlines will confirm the application based on the flight departure date and contact the applicant (09:00-19:00 daily).
Official website of China Eastern Airlines-Introduction to handling services for passengers with mobility disabilities
Baidu Wikipedia-Rules for the Transportation of Passengers' Baggage on Civil Aviation of China