Can Alitalia be saved?

The Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.

Euro|Topics relaunched their website during 2016. Features published before that date are still available via an archive website (see related url hyperlinks).Euro|Topics wrote that the Italian airline Alitalia was expected to file for bankruptcy by the end of April 2017, after it was announced on the 25 April 2017 that most of its employees voted against a rescue package negotiated between the management and trade unions and the government. Liquidation was the only viable course for the airline, commentators agree, and take the workforce to task.

On the 26 April 2017 the Italian government said that Alitalia would not be nationalised but would be sold to the highest bidder. Lufthansa was considered a possible bidder.

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http://archiv.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aktuell.html http://archiv.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aktuell.html

ESO: Find further information in ESO on Alitalia http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=italy%20alitalia%20&searchOption=all

The Local.it, 26.04.17: No state rescue on the cards for Alitalia https://www.thelocal.it/20170426/no-state-rescue-on-the-cards-for-alitalia

The Local.it, 17.10.17: EasyJet, Lufthansa bid to break up Alitalia https://www.thelocal.it/20171017/lufthansa-easyjet-bid-alitalia

The Local.it, 27.08.17: German, Italian airlines flying towards consolidation https://www.thelocal.it/20170827/german-italian-airlines-flying-towards-consolidation

BBC News, 16.10.17: EasyJet and Lufthansa make offers for parts of Alitalia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41636582

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