The patient, needing to reach the “Sant'Orsola” Hospital in Bologna as quickly as possible, travelled on a Gulfstream G650.

The urgent medical transport of a 23-year-old woman, who was in imminent danger of death and needed to be transferred from the “Renato Dulbecco” Hospital of Catanzaro to a hospital facility in Bologna, concluded in the early afternoon of June 16, 2026.

The flight, as provided for by the procedures for this type of activity, was authorised by the Prime Minister's Office, which manages and coordinates the activities of the State aircraft fleet.

The activation occurred at the request of the Prefecture of Catanzaro to the Summit Situations Room of the Air Squad Command in Milan, which immediately involved the 31st Wing of Ciampino, one of the Units that carries out operational readiness service for this type of mission.

The G650 reached Lamezia Terme Airport, where the woman, arriving from the “Renato Dulbecco” Hospital, was immediately embarked along with a family member and a medical team. After landing at Bologna Airport, an ambulance provided for her subsequent transport to “Sant'Orsola” for admission.

This type of community support activity is one of the institutional tasks carried out by the Italian Air Force. Flight units are available to the public 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with aircraft and crews capable of operating, even in complex weather conditions, to ensure the urgent transport of not only people in imminent danger of death, but also organs, medical teams or ambulances. Every year, hundreds of flight hours are carried out for these types of interventions by the aircraft of the 31st Wing of Ciampino, the 14th Wing of Pratica di Mare, the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa and the helicopters of the 15th Wing of Cervia.