Alitalia receives 2 binding offers, one expression of interest

State-appointed administrators at Alitalia said Wednesday they had received 2 binding offers for the Italian airline and 1 non-binding expression of interest. They gave no details of the bids, saying only that they would examine the proposals carefully in the coming days. Italy's state-controlled railways Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) said Tuesday they would put in an offer for the airline, while EasyJet said Wednesday it had submitted a revised expression of interest for a restructured Alitalia. A source with knowledge of the matter said Delta Air Lines had also made an offer for Alitalia. When asked for a comment, Delta said it would "continue to explore ways to work with Alitalia and maintain our partnership in the future". Alitalia and Delta are partners in a trans-Atlantic joint venture that also includes Air France KLM. <br/>