Lufthansa proposes joining Alitalia rescue plan: source

Reuters

Published Oct 09, 2019 08:57AM ET

Lufthansa proposes joining Alitalia rescue plan: source

ROME (Reuters) - German carrier Lufthansa (DE:LHAG) has proposed to the Italian government joining a rescue plan for struggling airline Alitalia [CAITLA.UL], an Italian person close to the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

Italian state-owned railway group Ferrovie dello Stato, U.S. airline Delta and infrastructure group Atlantia have been discussing how to revive Alitalia for months, pushing back various previous deadlines for making a firm proposal.