WNBA set to have full-time charter flights for teams beginning this season

For the first time in league history, the WNBA will have full-time chartered flights for its teams throughout the season.

Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a meeting with sports editors that the league will launch a charter program "as soon as we can get planes in places." 

She said it is projected to cost around $25 million per year for the next two seasons.

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Teams have traveled commercially since its inception in 1997, resulting in player safety concerns.