Lufthansa seems to be really interested in entering the capital of ITA Airwaysthe company born from the ashes of Alitalia. The plan of the German airline is developed around the offer of Msc Group of the Aponte family, with the aim of building a giant in logistics and transport that can compete with the major industry leaders.
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr explained that the company is open to any hypothesis on ITA, such as a simple trade agreement, an industrial alliance, or even an acquisition of a minority stake. Msc Group, on the other hand, would aim for a majority stake in the company which today is one hundred percent owned by the Italian state, and at present it is undoubtedly the company that has most exposed itself in the interest of managing its future.
“Lufthansa also looks to Ita for the enormous flow of travelers and tourists arriving in our country that leaves Italy for infinite destinations (Covid and war permitting). The CEO Spohr indicates in the Italian peninsula “the most important market in the world”, second only to that of the United States. This market is strategic for Lufthansa. The German company has saturated passenger traffic at its key airports, the Frankfurt and Munich hubs. For this, it needs to convey part of the customers to Milan Linate. Malpensa would be an additional launch base for goods. Rome Fiumicino – with its top of the range services – is another flagship for Lufthansa. The company also looks to the many Italians who go to Latin America, along a route that the Germans want to strengthen“, We read on Repubblica.
According to Il Sole 24 Ore Lufthansa’s main rival in the negotiations for ITA will be the duo formed by Air France and KLM. However, ITA CEO Alfredo Altavilla would have tailored the company to attract in particular the axis between Lufthansa and MSC Group, in order to further broaden the company’s growth prospects.
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