[Clubber]

>"Let's create a nuisance for everyone so that billionaires can save 20% time in the air"

This is how I read it too. I've lived near an air show (jets) location and I've lived near shuttle booms, both are annoying AF. The shuttle booms would make you jump out of your skin every time like we were being shelled and that occurred at 60,000 feet and there were two of them because of how large the shuttle was. Everyone would be annoyed by the air show because they'd practice for a week before the show. If I was on a call, I'd have to say, "gimme 20 seconds, a plane is going overhead." You'd have to pause the TV or radio or conversation because you couldn't hear anything. No thanks.

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/pdf/120274main_FS-016-DF...

In all fairness to the billionaires (God knows how persecuted they are /s), it would be a lot faster than 20%. Probably 2-3x or more, depending on how fast they were allowed to go. You only pass the sonic boom threshold once.