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WNBA Finals short turnarounds, cross-country travel show importance of charter flights

LAS VEGAS — It’s wheels up to Uncasville, Connecticut, as the WNBA Finals shift all the way across the country for Game 3 and a potential Game 4. And in a notable first, the Connecticut Sun and Las Vegas Aces will do it via charter flights.

Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced at her 2022 All-Star address the league would provide charters throughout the Finals, something it had not done other than in unique situations. Teams fly commercially throughout the season and postseason, a constant nightmare and frustration that would have been ugly this week with such short turnarounds.