The thing is, I never really though of the Air Ship as something to do if your trying to get somewhere in a hurry. You teleport and choco, or bloodwarp, or something like that. The Air ship to me is like.. so calm. It's one of the few places you can go in FFXI where it's just you and maybe 1 other person on board, and you can just look at the view, and think or w.e u want. It was soothing. It was a break from the hussle and bustle of jueno. You're traveling all the way across the world. If you are traveling 100 feet in the air so you can see players, and stuff, think how long it's going to take you to get to the other side of the world.

On the other hand, if you're 30,000 feet in the air, and entire continents are going by slowly.. It's a lot more realistic to think about where you are, and how long until you get to your destination.