Cyprus Mail12 Jun 2026

Pope borrows King of Spain’s jet to return to Vatican after technical issue

Pope borrows King of Spain’s jet to return to Vatican after technical issue

Pope Leo boarded a Falcon jet offered by the King of Spain after a technical issue grounded the larger papal plane on the island of Tenerife, delaying his return to the Vatican on Friday at the end of a week-long tour of Spain.

The Spanish government said the air force plane used by the king would fly the pope and several members of his delegation to Rome. The rest of the delegation and reporters will travel on another plane being sent from Madrid....

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