Business on morning flights was steady, but evening rush hour service and night flights were the most popular. This was due to recessed lighting outside the cabin which not only made the airship gleam like a precious gem, but lit up the city below for astonished passengers.
This suited Great War veteran blimp pilot and insomniac Travis Bickle well. He took the helm of City Line's N322F and soon gained a reputation as a fearless professional who braved all weathers and never failed to cruise as low as possible to give his passengers the best view. Perhaps Travis Bickle's only shortcoming was poor hearing caused by too much depth charge training during his time in the Navy. When members of his crew would ask questions, he'd reply "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talking... you talking to me?!!"
Unfortunately, a series of bad dates made Travis lose it and he was summarily dismissed from City Line after showing up for work with his head shaved in a mohawk. It was all for the best as airship taxis were so popular that traffic congestion from the ground migrated to the air and a permanent solution to the gridlock wasn't found until the introduction of personal jet-packs in the 1960s.
Brian da Basher