WNBA players will soon be able to take charter planes for all away games
The WNBA is set to announce the use of charter planes for travel to and from all away games, league Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Tuesday.
The WNBA is set to announce the use of charter planes for travel to and from all away games, league Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Tuesday.
It will be a change from the current arrangement, under which the league's 12 teams primarily flew commercial.
“We intend to fund a full-time charter for this season,” Engelbert said Tuesday in a meeting with sports editors.
The existing rule, stipulated by the current collective bargaining agreement, inevitably led to delays and headaches, as documented in an Associated Press report last year.
In particular, especially tall players have often been cramped into uncomfortable seats — while international players, who cannot use expedited airport security processing like TSA PreCheck, sometimes caused extended waits for their teammates.
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