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Old Sep 22, 2015, 3:21 pm
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Originally Posted by malexander131
Interesting tidbit, an AA 772 will take Pope Francis on his US tour and back to Europe. Wonder how far in advance his upgrade clears?


Of note though, apparently the Pope typically flies Alitalia out and the "national carrier" of the country he's visiting back. Wonder how AA was selected?
It's the largest U.S. carrier would be my guess.
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