Alitalia- latest on bankruptcy?

I think Alitalia has been in bankruptcy for a decade and nothing has changed. I would book it. Two years ago we had an excellent flight from Alitalia from NY to Rome.

Becky,
I typically check TravelGuard's "Alert List" and "Strike List" (under the Customer Service tab on their web site), before booking. I don't see Alitalia on the Alert List (which typically lists those providers TravelGuard will not insure for financial reasons), but they do appear in the Strike List and have since 2010. Disclaimer: That does not, however, provide any guarantee against bankruptcy, just an indicator that TravelGuard is not overly concerned about their financial standing at this time such that they would not reject a trip insurance claim based solely on the airline going into financial default/bankruptcy (at least not for any travel purchased on on this particular day with travel insurance to cover such purchase also purchased on this particular day).

http://www.travelguard.com/customerservice/strikelist/

I love Alitalia. It is my first choice, unless I find cheaper.

We flew home from Rome on Alitalia, non-stop to Boston in September. Overall, a nice flight although several young children onboard were not happy to be confined. For comparison, we've flown relatively recent in coach on Air France to Paris (not good), Portugal on TAP Portugal (quite nice), Lufthansa to Budapest and El Al to Israel. We're going back to Italy in May for the South of Italy tour and I opt'ed to book the non-stop Alitalia flights to/from Rome via a Delta codeshare - it was slightly less expensive and if something should happen to Alitalia, Delta has to figure out how to transport us some other way. I was pleasantly surprised that when I booked I was actually able to select seats during the reservation process - typically the downside of codeshare flights is you can't do this.

Thank you all for your input. We're planning to book our Alitalia flights tomorrow!

We flew Alitalia recently from Rome to Atlanta and it was a great flight. The aircraft was probably nicer than our usual Delta 767--was definitely a larger plane. The food was good as was the wine which they were generous in serving. The typical packet with blanket and eye mask provided a neck roll--had never used one but I slept better on this flight than ever before. Will buy a neck roll for future flights--which will usually be on Delta.

A few positive notes on our October, 2017 return flight from Roma to JFK on a Delta codeshare: 1. We took off and landed on time, 2. The food they served was the best terrible food we've been served on a airplane, 3. The crew was friendly, 4. Our luggage arrived at JFK the same time we did, and 5. I can't think of anything more.

A few negative notes on our return flight on Alitalia: 1. The seats were the smallest and most cramping of any flight, ever, 2. We were hustled from Terminal 3 to Terminal 1 without any advance notice to make our flight, 3. The aisles seemed to be more narrow than other flights using similar aircraft, 4. The movie screens on the back of the seats facing us were so dark we were unable to use them, and 5. the attendants did not always respond to the call button requests.

Go and have fun.

Buon viaggio,

We just booked our flight to Rome on Alitalia for our So. Italy in May. It will be our first experience with this airline. Hope they hang in there for a few more months before they give up the ghost. Carol Frampton, maybe we'll be on the same tour? We leave from Rome on May 5.

The latest news is that the sale process will not take place before the national elections in March.

The most solid offer seems to come from Lufthansa, which is still the favorite to take over the ailing Italian airline.
The other contenders are Easyjet and the American equity fund Cerberus, which so far has submitted only a letter of interest.

But, surprise, surprise, a new contender apparently was revealed on last week news, and that contender is Delta Airlines, which apparently is now also interested in buying Alitalia.

So, while the Alitalia telenovela continues, I would just buy the tickets. The company is not going bankrupt and close. You just may end up flying with the Germans or with Delta people, but nobody is leaving you at the gate.

The decision will not be made before the elections in March, because with the announcement of the sale there will be likely an announcement of future layoffs, since Alitalia’s payroll is notoriously bloated. Obviously the ruling parties in government don’t want that kind of news hitting the headlines just before the elections, so they are strategically postponing the finalization of the sale to after the March elections.