Accredited journalists are hereby notified that applications are now open for accreditation to the Papal Flight for the announced Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, which will take place from 13 to 23 April 2026, according to the following itinerary:
Monday 13 April 2026
Rome/Fiumicino – Algiers (1.029km, 2h, ITA Airways)
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Algiers – Annaba (440km, 1h 10', Air Algérie)
Annaba – Algiers (440km, 1h 10', Air Algérie)
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Algiers – Yaoundé (4.014km, 5h 10', ITA Airways)
Thursday 16 April
Yaoundé – Bamenda (305km, 55', Camair-Co)
Bamenda – Yaoundé (305km, 55', Camair-Co)
Friday 17 April 2026
Yaoundé – Douala (259km, 55', ITA Airways)
Douala –Yaoundé (388km, 1h 05', ITA Airways)
Saturday 18 April 2026
Yaoundé – Luanda (1.627km, 2h 30', ITA Airways)
Sunday 19 April 2026
Luanda – Muxima (110km, 30', Helicopter)
Muxima – Luanda (110km, 30', Helicopter)
Monday 20 April 2026
Luanda – Saurimo (945km, 1h 30', TAAG)
Saurimo – Luanda (945km, 1h 30', TAAG)
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Luanda – Malabo (1.564km, 2h 30', ITA Airways)
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Malabo – Mongomo (322km, 1h, CEIBA Intercontinental)
Mongomo – Bata (138km, 40', CEIBA Intercontinental)
Bata – Malabo (240km, 50', CEIBA Intercontinental)
Thursday 23 April 2026
Malabo – Rome/Fiumicino (4.590km, 6h 10', ITA Airways)
Time zone
Rome +2h UTC
Algiers +1h UTC
Annaba +1h UTC
Yaoundè +1h UTC
Bamenda +1h UTC
Douala +1h UTC
Luanda +1h UTC
Muxima +1h UTC
Saurimo +1h UTC
Malabo +1h UTC
Mongomo +1h UTC
Bata +1h UTC
The provisional programme for the announced Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea has been published in today’s Bulletin No. 208, Monday 16 March 2026.
Applications for admission to the Papal Flight may only be made via the Holy See Press Office’s online accreditation system at press.vatican.va/accreditamenti, by registering as a user or logging in with your credentials and selecting the relevant event from the Events Calendar.
The deadline for submitting applications for admission to the Papal Flight is Thursday, 19 March 2026, at 12:00 noon.
