We can only hope... in fact Alitalia went bankrupt last year, after the EU finally did something to put an end to years of illegal subsidies. It has long been abondoned by Italian's in their domestic and european travel, who preferred to use low costs, who were cheaper and more efficient and actually got your bags to their destination. Years of abuse from staff, who thought they were civil servants immune from the market, was too much even in their own domestic market. It re-emerged from bankruptcy as new airline, consolidated with some other local carriers, and an injection of equity from Air France and joined skyteam. It can only be hoped that the new management can sort it out, but I am doubtful. It is only a matter of the Italian governments pride that there remains an entity branded Alitalia... if it was up to their customers, it would no longer exist.
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