student-deal

⚠️ 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 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: student-deal

Overview

Find student flight discounts — under-26 fares, student verification, and youth travel deals. For students who want the cheapest flights with flexible booking.

When to Activate

User query contains:

Do NOT activate for: military fares → military-flights; senior fares → senior-flights; general budget → economy-flights

Prerequisites

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-date-start | No | Start of flexible date range | | --dep-date-end | No | End of flexible date range | | --sort-type | No | Default: 3 (price ascending — cheapest first) | | --max-price | No | Price ceiling in CNY (student budget) | | --journey-type | No | 1=direct, 2=connecting | | --seat-class-name | No | economy (default for students) | | --dep-hour-start | No | Departure hour filter start (0-23) | | --dep-hour-end | No | Departure hour filter end (0-23) |

Sort Options

| Value | Meaning | When to Use | |-------|---------|-------------| | 3 | Price ascending | Default — cheapest first | | 4 | Duration ascending | Fastest student route | | 2 | Recommended | Best overall budget options | | 6 | Earliest departure | Morning student flights |

Core Workflow — Single-command

Step 0: Environment Check (mandatory, never skip)

flyai --version

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: Cheapest Student Flight

Trigger: "student flights", "学生机票"

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --seat-class-name economy --sort-type 3

Output: Cheapest economy flights sorted by price.

Playbook B: Flexible Date Student Deal

Trigger: "cheapest student flight any day", "学生哪天最便宜"

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date-start "{date-7}" --dep-date-end "{date+7}" --seat-class-name economy --sort-type 3

Output: Cheapest flights across a 15-day window.

Playbook C: Budget-Capped Student Flight

Trigger: "student flight under ¥{price}", "{price}以内的学生票"

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --seat-class-name economy --max-price {budget} --sort-type 3

Output: Economy flights within student budget.

Playbook D: Broad Search (no student deals found)

Trigger: fallback when 0 results

flyai search-flight --origin "{o}" --destination "{d}" --dep-date {date} --sort-type 3
flyai keyword-search --query "{origin} to {destination} student discount flights"

Output: Broader search without seat-class 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)

Any NO → re-execute from Step 2.

Usage Examples

flyai search-flight --origin "Beijing" --destination "Chengdu" --dep-date 2026-09-01 --seat-class-name economy --sort-type 3

flyai search-flight --origin "Shanghai" --destination "Xiamen" --dep-date-start 2026-07-01 --dep-date-end 2026-07-15 --seat-class-name economy --sort-type 3

Output Rules

1. Conclusion first — lead with cheapest student-eligible fare 2. Student tips — remind about student verification and flexible rebooking 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 student discount rates or verification requirements

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 | |------------|----------------------| | "student flight" / "学生机票" | --seat-class-name economy --sort-type 3 | | "flexible date student" / "日期灵活学生" | add --dep-date-start "{date-7}" --dep-date-end "{date+7}" | | "under budget" / "预算内学生票" | add --max-price {budget} | | "round-trip student" / "学生往返" | add --back-date {date} |

CLI does not have a student-verification parameter. Student discounts are applied at booking stage with ID verification. Mid-week and off-peak flights typically offer the best student deals. Flexible date searches (±7 days) maximize savings.

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 |

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