With the premise 'To accommodate these fluctuations and use resources evenly, it would seem reasonable to offer two tiers of  rapid and deferred, with air transportation being used for the rapid product.', is 'air transportation is cited as a viable option for the rapid product option.' simply an unrelated statement?
To accommodate these fluctuations and use resources evenly, it would seem reasonable to offer two tiers of  rapid and deferred, with air transportation being used for the rapid product.###air transportation is cited as a viable option for the rapid product option.