Alitalia nationalisation would be tricky, sale process must go on -minister
ROME, May 23 (Reuters) - Italy should not push to nationalise insolvent airline Alitalia (Stuttgart: 2278962.SG - news) and the government should not drop the sale process that already attracted interest from other carriers, Industry Minister Carlo Calenda said on Wednesday.
The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the far-right League, which are working to set up a new government, have a plan to halt the sale of Alitalia. Last month, Germany's Lufthansa (Xetra: LHAB.DE - news) , budget carriers EasyJet (Frankfurt: A1JTC1 - news) and Wizz Air submitted expressions of interest in at least parts of the airline.
"I hear talk of nationalisation; think carefully about this option, I doubt it would be feasible," Calenda said during a conference in Rome.
"There are some serious offers, let's not lose them again," he added. (Reporting by Stefano Bernabei, writing by Stefano Rebaudo; eiditing by Agnieszka Flak)