WNBA Allows Teams to Charter Flights for Added Safety Amid Far-Right Harassment
- WNBA teams can now fly on public chartering service called JSX with certain protocols in place
- JSX flights are comparable in cost to commercial flights and can hold up to 30 guests
- Many WNBA players have advocated for chartered flights, which are standard in other major sports leagues
- Previously, teams were only allowed to book private flights for postseason games and back-to-back games on consecutive days
- The change in policy comes after a far-right provocateur harassed Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport