At the moment, all passenger missions are basically charter/contract missions - the Passenger wants to go to X, and is therefore sitting waiting till a pilot comes along that will make the trip just for them...
But this is only one part of how Passengers move in the real world. Arguably, many more people use scheduled flights and transport. I want to go to X, so I go to the terminal, and wait for the ship/plane/train which is going to X.
In the Sci-Fi Canon, I think this is the difference between, say, Luke and Obi-Wan in Star Wars - they want to go to Alderan, and put up money for a flight, Han offers to take them as a contract, and Simon Tam in Firefly - he is looking to travel with cargo (ahem), and therefore go to the docks to find a ship that is going his way.
In my ideal version of this; you would be able as a pilot to flag your destination (so, I am flying out to Colonia, or Sag-A, our out to the California Nebula), and see if there are any passengers who wish to go that way.. and these would primarily be one way, payment on arrival deals.
But this is only one part of how Passengers move in the real world. Arguably, many more people use scheduled flights and transport. I want to go to X, so I go to the terminal, and wait for the ship/plane/train which is going to X.
In the Sci-Fi Canon, I think this is the difference between, say, Luke and Obi-Wan in Star Wars - they want to go to Alderan, and put up money for a flight, Han offers to take them as a contract, and Simon Tam in Firefly - he is looking to travel with cargo (ahem), and therefore go to the docks to find a ship that is going his way.
In my ideal version of this; you would be able as a pilot to flag your destination (so, I am flying out to Colonia, or Sag-A, our out to the California Nebula), and see if there are any passengers who wish to go that way.. and these would primarily be one way, payment on arrival deals.
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