Lufthansa Still Has Its Eye on Alitalia
Photo Credit: Lufthansa aircraft seats. The airline group is interested in playing a part in European consolidation. Lufthansa
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Another steady update from Lufthansa. If and when further consolidation happens in Europe, we can expect the airline group to play a key role.
Lufthansa Group is still interested in adding Alitalia to its roster of airlines but remains coy over a potential deal for Norwegian.
The German company submitted a bid for the Italian flag carrier in April, along with UK carrier EasyJet. Alitalia entered insolvency proceedings last year and remains operational largely because of a $1.05 billion ( €900 million) loan from the Italian government. This is due for repayment in December and it seems likely that the airline will have a new owner by then.
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