> What many may not realize is that there's a thriving industry in sending passengers on planes for the sole purpose of them taking things from A to B.

So someone out there must have made a courier-as-a-service website for this?

Sign up some people to be on standby, with a passport and a list of countries they have visa for, list them with their current location.

Person signs up to potentially make a few grand if they get the call.

Firms who are in need of a person throw in the money and the tickets.

Does that work? If I need something carried by a person from London to NYC today, what do I do?