WNBA gets full-time charter flights
Commissioner Kathy Engelbert announced that the WNBA will provide full time charter flights for all 12 teams this season after previously requiring teams to fly commercial or risk a fine.
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The W NBA season is about to take off in more ways than one today.Commissioner Kathy Engelberg announced the league will provide full time charter flights for all 12 teams this season progress for a league that once dropped a record $500,000 fine on the New York Liberty for providing charter flights for a portion of the 2021 season.Here's W NBA superstar agent Wilson on the news, we were supposed to have this.Yes, great check the box, but there's still a lot more work that needs to be done.But this is definitely step in the right direction when it comes to our league and now for the safety of us, uh whether that's health wise or just just being around, not being around people.It's definitely a great step in the right direction.Today's news comes after it was already announced charter flights will be provided for teams on back to backs that require air travel.The number of back to back games has increased this season due to the Olympics beginning in July, the program will cost around $25 million per year for the next two seasons good for you.W.