Everything we know about the WNBA's charter flight program with its initial rollout hiccups
Here's everything we know about the WNBA's charter flight program and it's initial hiccups while rolling it out.
The WNBA recently announced that the 2024 and 2025 seasons would include charter flights for players and staff traveling to games. However, some details are still really fuzzy about how this will all work out with the 2024 season tipping off on Tuesday.
The 2024 draft class is bringing a lot of eyes to the game. With more eyes comes a lot more scrutiny and a mountain of concern about key issues plaguing the league.
First, it was WNBA salaries. Then, the momentum shifted to charter flights, and the questions started getting louder after Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever teammates traveled commercially through an airport ahead of a preseason game. Days later, the WNBA announced that charter flights would be happening this season, but the implementation plan still seems a bit unclear.
Here’s everything we know about the WNBA’s growing charter flight program and the hurdles it faces: