Alitalia rescue hopes rise as Lufthansa looks set to step in

By Ilona Wissenbach, Stefano Bernabei and Giuseppe Fonte BERLIN/ROME (Reuters) - Alitalia's rescue hopes received a boost on Thursday with signs that Lufthansa could take a stake in the Italian carrier, while Rome agreed to a 350 million euro ($389 million) bridging loan to ease immediate cash worries. Loss-making Alitalia has been run by special administrators since May 2017 and talks led by state-owned railway group Ferrovie dello Stato to put together a consortium of rescuers have been going on for a year without coming close to a deal.

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