Overview
- The Feb. 24 memo tells Division I programs to prepare for “extreme flexibility” because of limited charter availability and potential TSA effects tied to a partial government shutdown.
- The advisory cites heavy spring‑break demand and redeployment of some charter operators, with reporting noting GlobalX’s ICE deportation work as a factor reducing capacity.
- Program changes include no early‑round date or time preferences, a canceled regional family‑travel expansion, and flight manifests due March 6 with potential $10,000 fines.
- Teams were warned to expect late flight confirmations, mixed aircraft types, payload limits, possible fuel stops or alternate airports, and shifts in preferred departure windows.
- The NCAA plans to move 136 teams within 12–72 hours after Selection Sunday, while charter industry sources told Sportico they currently expect operations to track with recent tournaments.