The Las Vegas Aces had worked with the public charter service to create flights around their game schedule, but they no longer are doing so. (Jeff Bottari/NBAE via Getty Images)
The WNBA is allowing teams to fly on a public charter service this season, albeit with terms and conditions applied.
Teams can use JetSuiteX, which on its website bills itself as a “hop-on jet service that’s faster on the ground and more comfortable in the air.” JSX operates out of private terminals, which helps teams bypass airports and TSA security.
JSX planes can hold up to 30 people, which means teams have the option to buy out the flight, a league executive told ESPN.
The news of the expanded travel policy, first reported by the Washington Post’s Candace Buckner, comes after Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury were harassed in a Dallas airport last weekend while waiting on a commercial flight.
But JSX isn’t available in the majority of WNBA cities. The airline has three hubs in Los Angeles, as well as hubs in Phoenix, Dallas, Las Vegas and…
