Ryanair interested in cooperating with, but not buying, Alitalia

Ryanair has submitted an expression of interest to administrators trying to sell troubled airline Alitalia, but is interested in cooperating with the business rather than buying it, the LCC said Wednesday. Alitalia filed in May to be put under special administration for the second time in less than a decade, starting a process that will lead to the loss-making airline being overhauled, sold off or wound up. Administrators said Tuesday they had received 32 expressions of interest before the deadline to submit potential offers expired on Monday, but did not provide any names. "We have submitted an expression of interest," a Ryanair spokesman said. "As previously stated, we are not interested in buying Alitalia. However, we have offered to feed Alitalia’s long haul traffic."<br/>