ITA Airways, the national flag carrier, is accompanying Pope Leo XIV on his Apostolic Journey to South America.

The flight carrying the Holy Father departed today on November 6 at 7:00 am from Rome-Fiumicino, bound for Montevideo ("Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso Airport").

For the occasion, ITA Airways uses an A-330neo, a versatile and innovative aircraft designed to ensure maximum efficiency on short-, medium-, and long-haul routes, offering passengers the utmost incomfort and technology while reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 20% compared to previous-generation models.

ITA Airways CEO and General Manager Joerg Eberhart welcomed the Holy Father at Rome-Fiumicino Airport. The total crew will consist of 13 people - 3 pilots and 10 flight attendants - joined by the ITA Airways team dedicated to special flights. As is customary, representatives of the Italian and international press travels with Pope Leo XIV alongside the papal delegation.

ITA Airways expresses deep pride and gratitude for the renewed trust that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has placed in the airline on his first Apostolic Journey to South America. For ITA Airways, this is a source of immense honor and privilege, as well as recognition of the work carried out every day by the women and men who represent the Company around the world.