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Lufthansa willing to take stake in Alitalia - Italian source

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Lufthansa willing to take stake in Alitalia - Italian source
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ROME (Reuters) – German carrier Lufthansa <LHAG.DE> has expressed its willingness to take a stake in Alitalia [CAITLA.UL], an Italian source close to the matter said on Thursday.

The size of the investment is still unclear, the source said, adding Lufthansa favoured a solution that would give private shareholders majority ownership of the Italian carrier.

The willingness of Lufthansa to take a stake in Alitalia could change a rescue plan that has been under discussion for months and which was expected to involve state-owned Ferrovie dello Stato, infrastructure group Atlantia and U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines <DAL.N>.

(Reporting by Stefano Bernabei; writing by Francesca Landini)

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