Alitalia airline cancels flights

Alitalia airline cancels flights

September 20th, 2008 admin Posted in Business No Comments »

Alitalia has cancelled a number of flights from Rome’s Fiumicino airport, increasing fears that the carrier may soon go into liquidation.

The airline confirmed that a number of flights have been canceled, but denied it had run out of aviation fuel.

On Thursday, a consortium withdrew a rescue offer for Alitalia due to opposition from trade unions.

Alitalia, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month, has warned it is low on cash to buy more fuel.

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