Overview
- Latam will fly Pope León XIV on an Airbus A320neo for domestic legs and a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for the Lima–Rome return with a merit-selected team of 23 cabin crew and eight pilots, and the Vatican will inspect each plane three hours before departure.
- The Pope is due to arrive from Buenos Aires on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and authorities have set a 12-route itinerary that includes a scheduled visit to the Palacio de Gobierno to meet President Keiko Fujimori.
- The Policía Nacional del Perú will deploy large forces to protect events with 22,464 officers in Lima, 14,685 in the regions and three concentric security rings plus about 2,000 traffic police to manage road closures and detours.
- Latam and Vatican rules require pre-accreditation for everyone boarding and special onboard arrangements, and the airline worked with chefs James Berckemeyer and Aldo Yaranga on a regionally inspired menu that excludes fish at the Vatican’s request.
- Hundreds of church staff and the volunteer group Amigos de León are mobilized for public events such as the youth vigil at the Estadio Nacional and Mass at Las Palmas, and residents should expect metro station closures, rerouted buses and major traffic disruptions during the visit.