On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 02:10:08PM -0800, Greg Nokes wrote:
> So if you have a package that needs to get there really fast, you
> can pony up and buy space on the faster ship. I see a lot of
> businesses doing this - for stuff and for people. If you have
> employees traveling for meetings, spending 150 hours in jump is a
> bigger money sink then spending 40 hours in jump, and time is money
> - salary and lost opportunities. If you have a work team idling
> waiting on parts or materials, getting there 120 hours quicker could
> be a huge win.

Not just that, but the ship operators will also be able to turn over
more fares and freight charges more frequently.  They may not be able
to turn over 4 times faster, but they shoudl be able to do so at least
2-3 times faster, collecting 2-3x as much revenue per month even if
they don't charge any more per trip.

Even with the much greater cost per unit cargo or stateroom, the
increased revenues could easily make up for it.

- Tim