State railway Ferrovie dello Stato
has said that it has chosen highways operator Atlantia to be its
partner in a consortium to take over troubled Italian airline
Alitalia.
The former flag-carrier has been in extraordinary
administration for two years.
The State and US carrier Delta are also set to be involved in
the operation to revive the airline.
Deputy Premier and 5-Star Movement (M5S) leader Luigi Di Maio
said the operation changes nothing about the government's
intention to strip Atlantia of highway concessions after the
Morandi bridge disaster in Genoa last year.
Atlantia is the parent company of highways company Autostrade
per l'Italia and is controlled by the Benetton family.
The government has said the company is responsible for the
collapse of the Morandi bridge year because it failed to take
the necessary action to prevent the disaster that claimed 43
lives.
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