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Old 13th Sep 2008, 14:21
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Pilot Pete
 
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cannot confirm any flights after tomorrow due to shortage of fuel.
Not really a shortage of fuel, rather a lack of ability to pay for it!

From the BBC;


Alitalia 'running out of fuel'
Breaking News

Italy's troubled national airline, Alitalia, cannot guarantee flights beyond Sunday because of a lack of funds to buy fuel, a top official says.

"Until the end of tomorrow, flights are guaranteed. From Monday, they are not," Augusto Fantozzi, Alitalia's bankruptcy administrator, told unions.

Mr Fantozzi was speaking a day after talks on a rescue plan for the ailing airline broke down.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi blamed "political" motives for the failure.




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