Alitalia seeking alliance with Meridiana

[jmc_757-200]

Hi,
Alitalia is still seeking to forge an alliance with small carrier Meridiana, even though exclusive talks ended in April. Alitalia's CEO Mengozzi told shareholders last month that loss-making Alitalia must merge with other airlines and slash costs in order to survive the airline industry's slump.

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jmc_757-200

[Xenia]

jmc_757-200,
As far as I know talks between Meridiana and Alitalia already ended.
Meridiana is not really what I would call a "small carrier" (21 aircrafts). Since last february Meridiana ( www.meridiana.it ) is codesharing with Alpi Eagles ( www.alpieagles.com ) which is a small carrier (8 aircrafts) ... but apparently that will be over soon as well! :suspect: