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Pope Leo XIV removed from plane after technical problem

Por Equipe Editorial CifraNET · 12/06/2026
Pope Leo XIV removed from plane after technical problem
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Pope Leo XIV leaving plane next to the king of Spain
REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Pope Leo
The pontiff was preparing to leave Spain, where he spent this week, and return to Rome when the incident occurred.
According to press reports, the aircraft carrying the pope, Vatican officials and journalists was preparing to taxi to the runway when the commander announced that there was a maintenance problem.
When contacted by the Reuters news agency, a spokesperson for Iberia, the company operating the flight, said only that experts were checking a technical problem, without providing further details.
In a second statement, after Leo XIV had disembarked, the commander said that the engine was probably not working. turned on due to wind. He stated that the plane would be towed to face the wind and that they would try to restart the engine.

Source: G1

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