I don't know that this logic holds up if fuel costs are lower. It might work if the blimp is significantly cheaper than a plane (likely), and fuel is cheaper (o

I don't know that this logic holds up if fuel costs are lower. It might work if the blimp is significantly cheaper than a plane (likely), and fuel is cheaper (or can use, eg, solar). The cost for crew is about $100/ticket. So if you figure $500/ticket (cost from NYC to London a few months out, coach), then you have about $400/ticket to cover food, fuel, maintenance, etc. So if fuel is cheaper, I'm not convinced it's actually (that much) more expensive.