Spain's king offers Pope Leo XIV a lift on his royal plane after papal flight grounded

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Published Jun 16, 2026

Pope Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead. It was the first time in decades that a papal flight had experienced a problem so serious that it required the pope to change planes.

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