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After more than a year of twists and turns, the drama of the recovery of Alitalia draws to a close. Except for coup de theatre, the new owners of the Italian company should decide Friday that Air France-KLM or Lufthansa will be their international partner, ultimate stage, before the official of the new Alitalia launch set for January 13. At the end of last week, the Italian press as a whole gave the winning French group, some say even that the agreement would have already been signed. Other internal sources claimed, on the contrary, that no decision is was again arrested, leaving the door open to a possible bid for Lufthansa. A new meeting between officials of the German group and the purchasers of Alitalia would be even programmed for today or tomorrow, leaving augurer of negotiations at the finish.
Close the record source, Air France-KLM agreed to substantially improve its offer for Lufthansa. The Dutch group would be particularly willing to pay more than 300 million euros against 25 of the capital, instead of the 250 million originally envisaged. A premium of 20 compared with the EUR 1 billion invested, there are only a few weeks by the consortium of Italian investors for the resumption of Alitalia. It of by which will be of Air One, which the President and CEO-founder, Carlo Toto, is one of purchasers Alitalia et l' apport d' dont Alitalia and intake d' d' dont which dont d' par qui sera d' Air One, dont le PDG-fondateur, Carlo Toto, est l' un des repreneurs Alitalia et l' apport d' dont elle d' par qui sera d' Air One, dont le PDG-fondateur, Carlo Toto, est l' un des repreneurs Alitalia et l' apport d' dont. Although very debt and deficit, Air One was indeed valued at several hundred million euros, with a market share of 20 on line-Lighthouse Milan-Rome. Moreover, leaders of Air France-KLM have softened their position on the issue, politically sensitive, the maintenance of Milan-Malpensa intercontinental routes. Regarded as the main source of losses of the old company, Milan airport would retain at least three long-haul destinations on the 13 survivors of the old network, refocused on the airport in Rome.

The third European market
If Air France-KLM to prevail, the Group would become the largest shareholder in Alitalia, with a veto over its strategic choices and probably a right of first refusal for disengagement of one of its Italian partners. What comfort and even strengthen its positions on the third European market, representing more than 30 million passengers including a dozen million internationally. But provided that the new Alitalia to succeed the reconquest of its domestic market and to become profitable. The decline in oil and the weight loss cure imposed by the new leaders brought strength of 19.800 to 10.150 employees as well as the absorption of its main competitor Air One, should the enable. But the new company will face the offensive of EasyJet but Lufthansa, already very implanted on the Italian market through Air Dolomiti and who will launch its new subsidiary, Lufthansa Italia, this month in Milan. It would also long to reclaim.