In a changing WNBA, travel has loomed as one of the league’s hottest topics of discussion in recent years. A divide has emerged between teams with the ability to charter flights in-seasons and teams without it, which came to a head when the Liberty were fined $500,000 for chartering flights during the 2021 season.
League commissioner Cathy Engelbert addressed the problem in a lengthy interview with ESPN, outlining what would need to happen for charters flights to become the norm throughout the league.
