"There are many private subjects Interested in Alitalia, what we want to launch is a new idea of transport and tourism". The Government seems to have found the square on Alitalia, at least according to the announcements of the pentastellato vice premier, Luigi Di Maio.
Eight days after the deadline, set for 31 October, for the submission of binding offers for the former national airline, it now seems certain the participation of FS in the Newco: "The partnership with FS is a starting point, then investors will arrive because we have very important contacts", Di Maio said. We start with Ferrovie dello Stato, therefore, and then think about the entry of an international partner.
The clutches with the Mef seem to be archived. Responding to a question from journalists who asked him if the number one in via XX Settembre agreed, Di Maio explained that "we had a meeting with Prime Minister Conte, Minister Toninelli, Minister Tria, with Salvini and myself And we found the square, so we will proceed in this direction”.
Ferrovie dello Stato (which has the Mef as its first shareholder) will therefore participate in the rescue of Alitalia. With the Fs "we aim for an offer of intermodal transport, to intercept the tourist flows arriving in our country", continued Di Maio on leaving the Mise.
In this context it should be remembered not only that Fs presented a non-binding offer to access the data room with the company's data (however, a strategic address letter from the MEF will also be needed, otherwise everything skips), but also that the railways have raised the ceiling of the share loan requested from the market to 7 billion from the previous 4,5 , money that presumably could also be used to convey new resources to Alitalia.
At this point we just have to wait for the confirmation of Minister Tria after the stop of the last few days: "The things the Treasury does must be discussed by the Minister of Economy, who has not yet spoken", Tria said after Di Maio's announcement regarding the creation of a Newco with the Mef and Ferrovie inside.
