The Chicago Sky are still having trouble finding chartered aircraft for their players. The Sky have not yet benefited from this arrangement, even though the WNBA recently announced that all teams will have access to chartered flights for the season thanks to a relationship with Delta.
Angel Reese and her teammates were still depending on commercial planes as the WNBA opening night drew near. In a recent Instagram story, Reese shared her unhappiness with the state of affairs and her hope that the team’s dependency on commercial planes would soon come to an end.
Reese wrote, pointing up the challenges and annoyances that come with traveling while playing for the WNBA :
“Just praying that this is one of the last commercial flights Chicago Sky has to fly,”
Reese’s words capture the continual challenge that the Sky is facing, particularly in the wake of the Indiana Fever’s recent viral story of charter flying experience. The striking difference in the two clubs’ travel schedules has brought attention to the differences in the league’s support and resource availability.
It is still unclear what exactly is preventing the Sky from securing a chartered flight, which begs the question of what elements are at play in this continuous struggle. The differences in travel accommodations have spurred debates on the effects on the health of players and the league’s competitive balance.
Please get this woman on a charter ffs pic.twitter.com/HOkeNJSGlc
— Women’s Hoops Network (@WomensHoops_USA) May 14, 2024
