Alitalia has cancelled a number of flights from Rome's Fiumicino airport, increasing fears that the carrier may soon go into liquidation.
The airline confirmed that a number of flights have been cancelled, but denied it had run out of aviation fuel.
On Thursday, a consortium withdrew a rescue offer for Alitalia due to opposition from trade unions.
Alitalia, which filed for bankruptcy protect last month, has already warned Alitalia faces liquidation ...
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Reports say between 20 and 30 Alitalia flights have been cancelled.
Alitalia told the AFP news agency that the move was caused by "technical reasons".
'No alternative'
The CAI consortium's takeover offer was backed by three of Alitalia's nine unions, but six opposed the plans, due to plans to cut 3,000 jobs.
The Italian government insists that the CAI deal is the only way for Alitalia to avoid liquidation.
"There is no alternative to CAI," said Labour Minister Maurizio Sacconi.
"We need to return to the negotiating table because there is no-one else in the race."
There were also reports on Friday that Italy's civil aviation authority may ground all Alitalia planes within 10 days from Monday unless the airline can show a new rescue plan.
(BBC)
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