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Bet that is a headline you never thought you would read. Thanks to CNN we finally got a peek inside the new Vatican Airlines charter flights, which are operated by Italy's mostly cargo airline Mistral. What struck us was not the blue and yellow Vatican colors, or the numerous pilgrimage bound priests on board -- but how about those flight attendants? They do not look, or dress like nuns, do they?

While the flight attendants and the aircraft are all decked out in Vatican gold and blue, these flight attendants struck us as more Marquis Jet than pious pilots. Though in reality, these attendants are just regular Mistral workers who tend to look just a touch out of place on a plane full of priests and devout catholics -- in other words don't read too much into it they are not going to be giving in-flight massages.

The remainder of the airline details are just as you would expect -- bible quotes on headrests, no in-flight movies, and daily service to pilgrimage sites throughout the world.

Mistral is letting the Vatican use one of their mail delivery planes for this new charter service, which means pilgrims by day, and delivering Italy's post at night. The important biproduct of the above arrangement? Ticket prices stay 10% lower than commercial airlines serving similar destinations.

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Adventures of Link: What Kind of Wine Does a Catholic Airline Serve?

If you've been hoping for a new European low cost carrier, your prayers have been answered look no further. A new Vatican-owned airline--partnered with Italy's Mistral Air--made its first flight today, ferrying church VIPs from Rome to Lourdes, France.

While we imagine the faithful are thrilled with the new airline, Ryanair, which will face some stiff new competition on routes, didn't think too much of the inagural flight:

Ryanair already performs miracles that even the Pope's boss can't rival, by delivering pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela for the heavenly price of €10.

Other less-cheeky thoughts:
· Airline Slogan: "I'm Searching For Your Face, Lord" [IHT]
· Keeping Costs Low a Priority [Reuters]
· Spain and Mexico Scouted as Future Destinations [RTE.ie]
· Airline Inked a 5-year Deal with Mistral [AP, via WP]
· Obviously, the Airline Is Already Being Spoofed [TheSpoof.com]

[Photo: bren]