No, the Vatican does not own its own jets or any aircraft. On outbound flights from Rome, the pope flies on a commercial plane chartered through Italyβs national airline, ITA Airways (previously, Alitalia). His return flights are chartered through a national or local airline of the country he is visiting. He sits in business class, in a seat reserved for him in the first row.
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