Lufthansa’s Alitalia Bid ‘Most Promising’

PARIS–Lufthansa Group’s bid for Alitalia has emerged as the front-runner, but the carrier’s fate remains unclear weeks after the Italian general election and almost a year after the struggling carrier filed for bankruptcy. Carlo Calenda, Italy’s industry minister, told Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Lufthansa’s bid for the airline was the “most promising.” Lufthansa has previously said it would only be interested in investing in a restructured ...