One thing is for sure:
Alitalia will never go bust!
Willie Walsh is slightly biased in his opinion: the more fear he spreads, the more potential customers will jump on a more safe bet - i.e. a well known carrier.
It all depends on the oil prices and before that on the US presidential election. If there will be a change in US foreign policies towards multilateralism, we will have much less international tensions and so - lower oil prices.
Dani