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Alitalia take-over hangs in balance

Tuesday, 25 March 20083 min read

Talks are due to resume today between Alitalia, its prospective owner Air France-KLM, and unions representing Alitalia workers.

Unions are fighting plans to cut at least 1,600 jobs in the loss-making Italian airline, but Air France-KLM said the takeover will not go ahead without their approval.

Air France-KLM has set a March 31 deadline for an agreement to be reached.

By Bev Fearis