Originally Posted by
schwarm
Doesn't the pope traditionally fly on an Alitalia plane from Rome to his international destination and then return to Rome on a plane from the country he visited?
Don't know how I know this.
Every so often, Alitalia's magazine does an article on its relationship to the Vatican -- that and the TV media have mentioned such things when there's a visit by the Pope.
It's been discussed on FT too.