(AGENPARL) – gio 22 agosto 2024 PRESS RELEASE 
Pope Francis flies to Indonesia with ITA Airways 
Departure from Rome Fiumicino Airport on 2 September at 5:15 p.m. on Airbus A330neo 
Rome, 22 August 2024 – The Holy Father will depart on 2 September at 5:15 p.m. from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, travelling with ITA Airways. 
ITA Airways has chosen the Airbus A330neo to transport the Holy Father.  Equipped with innovative technologies, this Airbus is lighter, more efficient and quieter, facilitating a 20% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions per passenger compared to aircraft from the previous generation. 
As is customary, the flight will depart from Leonardo da Vinci Airport’s Terminal 5, with landing scheduled at 11:30 am local time. 
Welcoming the Holy Father on board at Fiumicino Airport will be Antonino Turicchi, Chairman of ITA Airways, Andrea Benassi, General Manager of ITA Airways and Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer of ITA Airways and CEO of Volare.  The flight supervisor will be Commander Massimiliano Marselli, who has 18,000 flight hours of experience.  The entire crew will consist of 13 people, including 3 pilots and 10 flight attendants, joined by the ITA Airways team dedicated to special flights.  As is customary, in addition to the Papal Entourage, representatives of the Italian and international press will travel with Pope Francis. 
It is an honour and a source of great pride for ITA Airways to accompany the Holy Father on his Apostolic Journey. 
ITA Airways has prepared a flight-plan that includes efficient operational procedures, the use of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) for an amount equal to 0.5 percent of the refueling needed for flights, and the full offsetting of emissions that cannot be eliminated through participation in a Gold Standard certified CO2 reduction project. 
For press enquiries: 
Pietro Caldaroni, Head of Communication & Institutional Relations  
About ITA Airways 
ITA Airways is a company entirely owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance for the exercise of business in the air transport sector.  ITA Airways aims at creating an efficient and innovative air carrier that will become a reference point in providing Italy with quality connectivity both in terms of international destinations, thus boosting tourism and foreign trade, and within the Country, also taking advantage of the train-air integrated mobility.  ITA Airways will place the best customer service at the centre of its strategy (through a strong digitization of processes that ensure a best-in-class experience and personalized services), combined with sustainability, in its environmental (new green and technologically advanced aircraft, use of sustainable fuels), social (equality and inclusion for a gender-neutral company) and governance (integration of sustainability into internal strategies and processes) aspects.  ITA Airways has been a member of the SkyTeam alliance since October 2021.