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Alitalia receives seven offers
Lufthansa and easyJet have submitted offers to buy parts of Alitalia.
Alitalia said it had received seven offers by the deadline yesterday and would now be assessing them.
The airline went into administration in May last year. The November 4 deadline for a final decision on its future has been postponed until April 2018.
Lufthansa said it hoped to establish a ‘new Alitalia’, but was only interested in parts of the existing business.
EasyJet said it also only wants certain assets and added: "There is no certainty at this stage that any transaction will proceed and easyJet will provide a further update in due course if and when appropriate."
Both airlines are also bidding for parts of bankrupt Air Berlin.
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