[robotresearcher]

Where are they gonna launch from, that I can get to in a reasonable amount of time from NYC, Chicago, LA, Hong Kong, London, etc? They can't build another runway at LHR, let alone a BFR launch pad.

[btilly]

Ocean barges. So you get on a boat, take a 20 minute ride, get on the rocket, and reverse.

No land purchase. No construction. A good radius from any buildings in case of accident.

[robotresearcher]

London, Frankfurt, and Paris aren’t on the ocean. Three of the busiest airports in the world for business travelers.

[btilly]

They aren't, but a train to the ocean, then a rocket, is still massively faster than a transcontinental flight.