EasyJet on Monday presented an
offer to buy "some assets" of a restructured Alitalia, the
British low-cost carrier said in a statement.
The offer came a few hours before the deadline for offers at
midnight local time.
The offer is "consistent with the current strategy" of the
British carrier for Italy, the statement said.
"Considering the nature of the process, the content of the
proposal is subject to confidentiality," it said.
At the moment, it added, "there is no certainty on the fact
that we will go ahead with a transaction and EasyJet will
provide a further update in due course if and when it is
considered appropriate".
Earlier Monday Lufthansa presented an offer for Alitalia,
indicating its "interest in the creation of a 'New Alitalia'", a
statement from the German airline said a few hours before the
deadline for offers for the struggling Italian airline.
"Lufthansa has decided not to make an offer for the whole
company but has shown interest only for some parts" of the
airline's global traffic and its domestic and European
point-to-point activities, the statement said.
Last week CEO Carsten Sporhr Lufthansa CEO Carsten Sporhr
said that the German airline would be interesting in taking over
Alitalia only if it were possible to make a fresh start with it.
"If there were a chance of creating a new Alitalia, as
Europe's number one (carrier) Lufthansa would certainly be
interest in the talks," Sporhr was quoted as saying by German
media.
"Italy is an important market for us. (But) Alitalia as it is
today is not an issue".
Former Italian flag carrier Alitalia is currently in
emergency administration and its commissioners are looking for a
new buyer willing to acquire the whole airline. Lufthansa is
buying parts of failed German carrier Air Berlin.
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