Easyjet are offering to fly the Holy Father to Britain for free when he visits later this year. The low-cost carrier said he could choose any of its routes between Rome and the UK, "even throwing in free ‘speedy boarding’ to ensure he gets his preferred seat", according to cheapflights.co.uk.
The airline is obviously trying to capitalise on protests against the trip, especially those who are demanding that taxpayers not foot the bill for the visit.
Usually, the Pope flies by an Alitalia chartered plane to the country he is visiting (not Mistral Air as the article says), and returns on the national carrier, in this case British Airways.
I don't see that changing, though it's nice of Easyjet to offer, not least for us journalists who travel with him. Cost per head for a journalist on the papal plane is usually anywhere between €3,000-6,000. The expenses also include food and accommodation.
If Easyjet give us discounts, too, we'd jump at the chance, though I bet they hadn't thought of us.
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