A shuttle ferry was a red-and-yellow two-engine, single pilot repulsorcraft shuttle model that operated on the planet Ferrix by 5 BBY. The Ferrix Entry Ferry Service used shuttle ferries for transporting passengers to and from the town center. Rebel network coordinator Luthen Rael used a shuttle ferry in 5 BBY, as did one of his network's spies Vel Sartha and ex-Pre-Mor Enforcement officers Syril Karn and Linus Mosk several weeks later.

Characteristics[]

The shuttle ferry^[3] was a type of two-engine repulsorcraft shuttle. The exterior of the starship was painted in red and bright yellow, with the text "FERRIX ENTRY FERRY SERVICE" written on its side^[1] in Bazeese script;^[4] individual ferries also had their engine number written next to the company name with capital letters. The ferries' two engine units were located in the rear.^[1]

A shuttle ferry had a spacious interior including standing space and seating for at least thirty-one passengers arranged in sets of four along with a rear gallery. It also included overhead space for their luggage. It was driven by a single pilot who was seated in an elevated glass cockpit in the front of the ship.^[2] Entry and exit from the vehicle was facilitated by use of a staircase droid, which was deployed in ferry stations, and a mirror opposite to the door.^[1] A screen above the door displayed information about the ship's destination, and overhead lights as well as wide windows offered a clear view of the surrounding locales.^[2]

Role[]

Shuttle ferries were used as civilian intercity passenger transports.^[2]

History[]

By 5 BBY,^[5] Ferrix Entry Ferry Service operated at least three different shuttle ferries, including Engine 22, to ferry passengers from shuttle stations scattered around the planet Ferrix to the main settlement's terminal^[2] as well as to the planet's spaceport.^[6] Upon landing on Ferrix to meet with his local contact's seller, Cassian Andor,^[1] in 5 BBY,^[5] Luthen Rael, the coordinator of a rebel network, used Engine 22 to carry him from a ferry station close to the remote valley where he had landed his Fondor Haulcraft, to the Ferrixian town.^[2]

During transit, he struck up a conversation with a fellow passenger, Willi, who complained about shuttle ferry rates and warned him about pickpockets.^[2] One month later, while departing for^[6] the Core Worlds planet^[7] Coruscant to meet with her cousin Mon Mothma,^[8] Rael's network's spy Vel Sartha used a shuttle ferry to leave the town.^[6] Several days later, ex–Pre-Mor Enforcement officers Linus Mosk and Syril Karn, posing as locals, took a ferry to the Ferrixian town to investigate Andor's possible presence at his mother's upcoming funeral.^[9]

Behind the scenes[]

The shuttle ferry first appeared in "That Would Be Me," the second episode of the first season of the Disney+ live-action television series Andor,^[2] released on September 21, 2022.^[10] It was identified as a "shuttle ferry" in the audio description of the next episode, "Reckoning,"^[3] released the same day.^[10]

Appearances[]

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• Andor — "That Would Be Me" (First appearance)
• Andor — "Reckoning" (First identified as shuttle ferry)
• Andor — "Narkina 5"
• Andor — "Rix Road"

Sources[]

• "That Would Be Me" Episode Guide | Andor on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Andor: The Complete First Season — Featurette: "Ferrix Part 1: Imperial Occupation" (Video clip only)

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