Overview

• Flight 780 departed Philadelphia on June 2 and was rerouted roughly 70 miles from Naples before landing at Rome Fiumicino on June 3.
• The carrier normally uses a Boeing 787-8 on its Naples route but dispatched a 20-feet-longer 787-9 for this service.
• Naples International Airport holds only a Category 8 rescue and firefighting certification while the 787-9 demands Category 9 approval.
• Passengers landed in Rome around 9:45 a.m. local time and then endured a more than 145-mile bus trip to Naples.
• About two and a half hours after landing, the same 787-9 resumed service as Flight 111 from Rome to Chicago.