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One advantage of getting to the destination quickly is that the vessel can get new paying customers onboard. If the trip takes 48 rather than 6 hours, operation
by jfries 9y ago
One advantage of getting to the destination quickly is that the vessel can get new paying customers onboard.
If the trip takes 48 rather than 6 hours, operation needs to be eight times cheaper to keep the same ticket price.
- madaxe_again 9y agoSure - or you aim principally for the cruise market and charge a commensurately premium price. I was recently on a trip to the Antarctic that some folks had paid $30,000 a head for the experience - so the market certainly exists.
- psadri 9y agoYou could have more of them in flight (8x) to get the same volume of passengers.
- avar 9y agoIf this Quora post[1] is to be believed it takes 10 years for an airline to break even on a 747. Assuming similar costs for the blimp that 8x turns into 80 years. 1. https://www.quora.com/How-long-does-it-take-for-an-airline-to-break-even-on-a-new-airplane-purchase https://www.quora.com/How-long-does-it-take-for-an-airline-t...