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news El Financiero 2026-06-12

Pope Leo XIV's Flight to Rome Delayed by Technical Incident, King Provides Alternative

Pope Leo XIV's flight from the Canary Islands to Rome was temporarily halted due to a technical issue with the Iberia Airbus 320. King Felipe VI of Spain, who was seeing the Pope off, returned to the aircraft and later accompanied the Pontiff to the terminal.

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