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Pope Francis to Chile on Alitalia's airplane

B-777/200ER "Sestriere" took off this morning

With 12,123 km this will be the longest flight ever taken by him in his five years of Pontificate

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Rome, Italy, 01/15/2018 03:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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