Cathy Engelbert announced the change to the league travel policy, which has long been a thorny topic.
The plans to start a full-time charter flights program beginning this season, commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Tuesday. “This is a pretty historic moment for the league,” she told the Associated Press Sports Editors in New York. “I think players will be thrilled.” The new travel program will launch “as soon as we can logistically get planes in places,” Engelbert said. She said funding an entire season of charter travel will cost about $25 million per year for the next two years.
has previously maintained that existing travel conditions pose health and safety issues. A full charter program would eliminate the possibility of unwanted interactions, similar to what center encountered last June, when she was harassed in Dallas Fort Worth Airport while on a road trip by a social media provocateur. and cancellations through the years, and frequent coach travel isn’t ideal for tall athletes.
executive director Terri Jackson, however, had previously argued that the league did not have to wait for all teams to be able to fly charter for it to go into effect. The had been fined a league-record $500,000 for violating the collective bargaining agreement after their repeated use of charter planes during the second half of the 2021 season. Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis has also advocated for teams to have the option to use charter travel.
president , saying: “I am thrilled to see a significant change in policy that will permit and provide charter travel across all teams throughout the 2024 season and going forward. On behalf of the players, I express my appreciation and support for a bold move by the Commissioner & team governors that in turn shows that they understand and value the health and safety of the players. It is time to be transformational.
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