Lufthansa on Monday presented an
offer for Alitalia, indicating its "intrest in the creation of a
'New Alitalia'", a statement from the German airline said a few
hours before the deadline for offers for the struggling Italian
airline.
"Lufthansa has decided not to make an offer for the whole
company but has shown interest only for some parts" of the
airline's global traffic and its domestic and European
point-to-point activities, the statement said.
Last week CEO Carsten Sporhr Lufthansa CEO Carsten Sporhr
said that the German airline would be interesting in taking
over Alitalia only if it were possible to make a fresh start
with it.
"It there were a chance of creating a new Alitalia, as
Europe's number one (carrier) Lufthansa would certainly be
interest in the talks," Sporhr was quoted as saying by German
media.
"Italy is an important market for us. (But) Alitalia as it is
today is not an issue".
Former Italian flag carrier Alitalia is currently in emergency
administration and its commissioners are looking for a new buyer
willing to acquire the whole airline.
Lufthansa is buying parts of failed German carrier Air
Berlin.
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