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EasyJet submits expression of interest for parts of Alitalia

FILE PHOTO: An airplane of Alitalia approaches to land at Fiumicino international airport in Rome, Italy, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - British budget airline easyJet <EZJ.L> said on Monday it had submitted an expression of interest in acquiring parts of Italy's insolvent national carrier Alitalia.

EasyJet said it was interested in "certain assets of a restructured Alitalia​" but the process was confidential and there was no certainty that any transaction would proceed.​

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; Editing by Greg Mahlich)