Otterman, please explain exactly what makes you say "what a country" referring to Italy.
Understand you have no sympathy for the company, that does not entitles you to crass comment toward a country.
Alitalia may have sucked before and possibly will suck in the future, still it's a reasonable fact that capitals, politics and working force have meet and agreed to try continuing bringing salary to some 12,000 families. Or you do belong to those fine thinkers that invoke agricultural work for those that are too vocal ?