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Lufthansa has confirmed it remains interested in taking a significant stake in ITA Airways, the Italian carrier born from Alitalia.

The Italian government is looking to privatise at least part of the airline, but a joint bid by shipping line MSC and Lufthansa, eyeing an 80% stake, lost out to a group including AF-KLM and Delta and led by Certares, which wanted 51% for €350m.

However, political machinations in Italy appear to have scuppered this preferred bid.

Not only is there a new government, ...

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