Rodolphe Saade's aircraft lands in Bologna the week of CMA CGM's Algerian port talks

Rodolphe Saade's aircraft, a Bombardier Global 7500 tail number OE-LYS, was tracked flying from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport on June 26, covering a short 34-minute hop. The jet, operated by CMA CGM's chairman and CEO, departed Venice in the early evening and touched down in Bologna just before 8 p.m. local time.

If Rodolphe Saade was aboard, the timing would place him in the Emilia-Romagna region the same week his shipping group is reportedly making a renewed push into Algeria. Per a June 23 report by [algatedz.dz](https://algatedz.dz/en/algeria-gate-exclusive-inside-saades-quiet-algiers-mission-to-revive-cma-cgms-billion-euro-ambitions/), Saade visited Algiers on June 22 for low-key meetings with the prime minister and transport minister, laying technical groundwork for a long-rumored multi-billion-euro port overhaul. The trip follows a warming of Franco-Algerian business ties, as covered by [theweek.in](https://www.theweek.in/news/maritime/2026/06/18/why-does-cma-cgm-want-to-build-more-ships-in-india-pm-modi-rodolphe-saade-discuss-maritime-collaborations.html), and comes after Saade testified before the French National Assembly on June 9 regarding the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

The brief flight from Venice suggests a possible detour before or after the Algerian mission—Venice hosted a major maritime conference earlier in the week, and Bologna's proximity to both Milan and the Adriatic coast makes it a practical base for regional logistics meetings. The jet remains on the ground in Bologna as of publication.