Originally Posted by
ChrisH
LOL, I didn't mean it like that, that came out way wrong, and I apologize. My point was that 100 lives are worth more than 100 boxes.
Sounds like a safe assumption but...You can put a lot more boxes than people in an airplane (although passengers frequently feel like they're stacked like boxes).
Secondly, the passengers themselves change travel plans based on a $5 difference in ticket price, driving the price of tickets into the basement. The same people will send an envelope on an airplane for $12 and not blink at the price.
Do the math and it turns out that the boxes are actually worth more than people, at least that's what the paying customer says.