Portugal's national airline TAP Air Portugal is to fly Pope Francis back to the Vatican after his stay in Portugal. After the return flight in 2017, the airline can record the second return flight of the Pope, now after World Youth Day.
Portugal's national airline TAP Air Portugal is to fly the Pope back to the Vatican after his stay in Portugal for World Youth Day. The Pope is due to set foot in Portugal between August 1 and 6, when he is said to be in Portugal for the upcoming World Youth Day. The return flight, as the portal Simple Flying explains, is scheduled to take place on August 6, where the Pope will be transported from Lisbon airport to Rome airport. Pope Francis' return flight is to be operated by an Airbus A321neo, with the flight lasting two hours and 50 minutes.
The Pope's return flight would not be a debut for TAP Air Portugal in terms of pope transportation. The carrier has already carried three popes in the past, the airline has already carried Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. transported. The repatriation of Pope Francis is not the first time that the airline has carried the current pope. As early as 2017, the airline was allowed to take over the Pope's return flight after he had visited Portugal.