There was never any letter from the Secretary of State to Alitalia regarding the outfitting of the papal plane. The question of a bed was never even raised because today, airplane seats have become much more comfortable and allow maximum rest, for which there is no reason to request any special features, Even Pope Benedict did not have a bed on board in his longer flights, As for the departure, it will be from Fiumicino (site of Rome's Leonardo da Vinci international airport) as it always is when the Pope is in residence at the Vatican (he departs from Ciampino, the old international airport, only when he is in Castel Gandolfo, since it is nearer.