Travelers can ‘fly like a cardinal’ on direct Chicago-to-Rome flight in honor of Pope Leo, charter company reveals in cheeky new ad

Blessed are the jet-setters.

A charter institution is inviting travelers to alert successful divine benignant connected a nonstop way from Pope Leo XIV’s autochthonal Chicago to Italy’s iconic superior successful solemnisation of his becoming the archetypal American pontiff.

Velocity Jets unveiled a quirky caller advertisement enticing funny tourists to “Fly Like a Cardinal” and “Land Like a Legend” with a peculiar travel to Rome — and featured an AI representation of a cardinal and 2 young, charismatic nuns successful their accepted habits dancing aboard a backstage pitchy with a DJ spinning tracks successful the background.

“The achromatic fume has risen, and the Vatican has spoken: Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, has officially taken the helm,” the spiritual pun-based advertisement stated.

“Whether you’re spiritually inspired, historically intrigued, oregon conscionable acceptable for Roman pasta and Prosecco, we’ve got your nonstop enactment to Vatican City.”

The Florida-based concern said customers tin expect to alert connected their Gulfstream 550 — a 50.2-foot pitchy that seats 8 passengers and cruises astatine speeds up to 509 mph — for the lavish excursion from the Windy City to the Eternal City.

The nonstop formation would see “Heavenly catering & Miraculous Car Service,” the institution teased.

“Do you privation guaranteed entree to heaven-sent jets similar this 1 — anytime, anywhere??” the playful faith-driven run pushed.

“This week, the Cardinals chose their leader. You conscionable request to take your aircraft.”

While Velocity Jets did not disclose the sanctified sum of the flights — flyers request to inquire for that — prices “ranged connected mean betwixt $24,894 and $41,654 per flight,” according to a 2022 blog station connected its website.