I think the use case for the suborbital hops is to reduce transport costs for those BFR that go from CA to FL and then to Mars. Shipping them trough the canal i

I think the use case for the suborbital hops is to reduce transport costs for those BFR that go from CA to FL and then to Mars. Shipping them trough the canal is something I'd like to see close up but also a bit mental. But then, western Europe's launches happen from South America...