For Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi, it is important for Air France to clarify whether the alliance with Alitalia is "strategic". "I believe - added Lupi, answering questions in the Senate Public Works Commission - that the first interlocutor should be Air France but we underline the push that Alitalia should not stop at just this interlocutor" but continue to search for strategic partners who can "improve further a good industrial plan”.
More generally. Lupi noted that "certainly the situation, as for other companies, is delicate, in particular for the financial aspect".
