Affordable mass transportation

Asked about fares for passengers, Ryan Kelly, Virgin Hyperloop’s head of marketing and communications, said a hyperloop transportation system would have to be affordable for frequent use, and will “definitely” be cheaper than an aeroplane ticket.

“It’s pretty clear that if we’re going to be a mass transportation system but we’re not affordable, then it’s not going to be profitable,” he said. “What I can tell you in the UAE is it’s going to be closer to a mass transportation that you can potentially take every day, so it’s got to be at a ticket price where there can be better frequency and it can’t be hundreds of dollars per ride.”