I am not familiar with what the protocols are for foreign aircrews landing on regularly scheduled flights. There is probably some kind of international agreement governing the rules on this. But I don't think, just because you are part of an aircraft crew, that it gives you the green light to travel where you want or how long you want. The agreement probably stipulates that aircrews are supposed to stay within so many miles of the airport and can only stay for so many days.
The last I heard, foreign diplomats in DC are restricted to a 50 mile radius of the city. If they want to go further out they have to get permission like any other foreigner. I suspect something similar governs the movement of air crews in foreign countries. So I don't think this co-pilot would have been 'legal' once he left Rome.
The last I heard, foreign diplomats in DC are restricted to a 50 mile radius of the city. If they want to go further out they have to get permission like any other foreigner. I suspect something similar governs the movement of air crews in foreign countries. So I don't think this co-pilot would have been 'legal' once he left Rome.
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