Lufthansa would only take over 'restructured' Alitalia

Lufthansa Group would only be interested in taking over Alitalia if the Italian carrier is "restructured". Group CE Carsten Spohr said: "Alitalia is operating in our second-most important market. So Italy remains very interesting to us." He cautions, however, that Lufthansa Group would not commit to a deal for part or all of Alitalia without fundamental changes to the structure of its business. Loss-making Alitalia is currently in administration after employees rejected a rescue package last year. The carrier has long struggled to make meaningful changes to its strategy in the face of trade-union objections. "[The need for restructuring] is why we are not moving at the moment. We are not taking any decisions," says Spohr. <br/>