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Fri, 08 May 2009 06:49:00 GMT

A new Airbus A320 of Alitalia leaves with Pope Benedict XVI to Jordan on May 8, 2009 at Fiumicino airport, near Rome. Pope Benedict XVI started a "pilgrimage" to the Holy Land, facing a daunting array of religious and political challenges on the eight-day trip.

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Fri, 08 May 2009 06:49:00 GMT

The Alitalia's plane of Pope Benedict XVI takes off to Jordan on May 8, 2009 at Fiumicino airport, near Rome. Pope Benedict XVI started a "pilgrimage" to the Holy Land, facing a daunting array of religious and political challenges on the eight-day trip.

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Fri, 08 May 2009 06:41:00 GMT

Police cars escort the Alitalia's plane of Pope Benedict XVI as it takes position on the tarmac before taking off on May 8, 2009 at Fiumicino airport, near Rome.

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Fri, 08 May 2009 06:40:00 GMT

A police car is parked as the Alitalia's plane of Pope Benedict XVI takes position on the tarmac before taking off on May 8, 2009 at Fiumicino airport, near Rome.

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Fri, 08 May 2009 06:35:00 GMT

The pilot of the Alitalia's plane of Pope Benedict XVI takes off an Italian flag before leaving to Jordan on May 8, 2009 at Fiumicino airport, near Rome.

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Fri, 08 May 2009 06:30:00 GMT

Pope Benedict XVI waves a s he boards an Alitalia plane on his way to Jordan on May 8, 2009 at Fiumicino airport, near Rome. Pope Benedict XVI started a "pilgrimage" to the Holy Land, facing a daunting array of religious and political challenges on the eight-day trip.

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Fri, 08 May 2009 06:30:00 GMT

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he boards an Alitalia plane on his way to Jordan on May 8, 2009 at Fiumicino airport, near Rome. Pope Benedict XVI started a "pilgrimage" to the Holy Land, facing a daunting array of religious and political challenges on the eight-day trip.

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Fri, 08 May 2009 06:30:00 GMT

Pope Benedict XVI boards an Alitalia plane on his way to Jordan on May 8, 2009 at Fiumicino airport, near Rome. Pope Benedict XVI started a "pilgrimage" to the Holy Land, facing a daunting array of religious and political challenges on the eight-day trip.

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Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Pope Benedict XVI (C) boards an Alitalia Boeing 777 at Rome's Fiumicino Airport on March 17, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI left Rome for Cameroon, the first leg of a week-long trip to Africa that will also take him to Angola.

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Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Alitalia workers block the highway forcing the passengers to walk to Rome's Fiumicino International airport, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. Officials at Fiumicino airport said the protest was staged by laid off Alitalia workers who lament the airline's slow bureaucracy and hiring policies.

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Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A passenger looks at an arrival board as Alitalia workers stage the first strike against Italian Air Company (CAI) at Rome's Fiumicino airport on January 19, 2009.

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Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Alitalia workers take part in the first strike organized by the union against Italian Air Company (CAI) at Rome's Fiumicino airport on January 19, 2009.