Alitalia Rescue Weeks Away as Delta, Atlantia Line Up to Bid
- Ferrovie to confirm potential investors, not binding offers
- Atlantia said to express interest, seeks to tweak rescue plan
An Airbus A320 aircraft, operated by Alitalia S.p.A., flies from Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/BloombergAlitalia’s rescue by Italy’s state-owned railway and investors including U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines Inc. may still be weeks away despite a looming deadline for offers for the loss-plagued carrier, people familiar with the matter said.
Ferrovie dello Stato SpA is set to tell the carrier on Monday that its rescue plan has attracted potential investors, including Delta and Atlantia SpA, the people said. Atlantia, the Benetton family’s industrial arm that operates Rome’s airports, on Sunday confirmed its interest to Ferrovie’s adviser Mediobanca SpA, but said it may want changes to the rescue designed by the state-controlled railroad, the people said.