Industry Minister Carlo Calenda
said Friday that the situation regarding Alitalia will not be
resolved before Italy's general election on March 4.
The former flag-carrier has been in extraordinary
administration since employees rejected a restructuring plan
last year and the government is in the process of finding a
buyer.
"The commissioners (of Alitalia) have confirmed to me that
they do not think they can conclude things before March 4 as
those interested in Alitalia want to wait for the elections,"
Calenda said.
"But we are continuing to work".
Calenda refused to comment on reports that a four-way
consortium made up of Air France, Delta, easyJet and Cerberus
could take over Alitalia.
Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac said Friday that the
French-Dutch company was looking at ways to keep Alitalia in the
Skyteam alliance, but without becoming owner of the Italian
airline.
"We are studying various possibilities to keep Alitalia in
the Skyteam family without Air France-KLM being Alitalia's
buyer," Janaillac told a press conference in Paris.
"That is the situation today".
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