Italian minister: Alitalia needs ‘healthy’ investors

Italy’s economic development minister said the choice of a new investor to help rescue bankrupt Alitalia would be independent of any other dossier, in a reference to the Atlantia transport and infrastructure holding company that is said to be interested in taking part. Alitalia’s special administrators and the Italian govt are working toward a new June 15 deadline for the presentation of a firm bid from railway company Ferrovie dello Stato, which is set to lead the relaunch alongside Delta Air Lines and the Italian state. But deputy prime minister and economic development minister Luigi Di Maio said that, just before the extension of a previous end-April deadline for Ferrovie dello Stato to present its detailed bid and business plan, offers from other investors were coming in. <br/>