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| Italy's national airline, Alitalia, may have to cancel some flights because of a lack of funds to buy fuel, a top official has warned. | Italy's national airline, Alitalia, may have to cancel some flights because of a lack of funds to buy fuel, a top official has warned. |
| Augusto Fantozzi, Alitalia's bankruptcy administrator, made the comments as he called unions to emergency talks a day after the latest session broke down. | Augusto Fantozzi, Alitalia's bankruptcy administrator, made the comments as he called unions to emergency talks a day after the latest session broke down. |
| The unions earlier quoted him as saying flights could not be "guaranteed" because we cannot "get fuel". | The unions earlier quoted him as saying flights could not be "guaranteed" because we cannot "get fuel". |
| Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi blamed "political" motives for the failure. | Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi blamed "political" motives for the failure. |
| He said he would do all he could to save Alitalia from collapse. | He said he would do all he could to save Alitalia from collapse. |
| "The executive is always ready... to give all the possible support to get to the only solution possible to avoid the airline going bust," he said. | "The executive is always ready... to give all the possible support to get to the only solution possible to avoid the airline going bust," he said. |
| Alitalia later issued a note it said was sent by Mr Fantozzi, which said: "There are difficulties relating to the supply of fuel which could put some flights at risk," Reuters news agency said. | Alitalia later issued a note it said was sent by Mr Fantozzi, which said: "There are difficulties relating to the supply of fuel which could put some flights at risk," Reuters news agency said. |
| Italian investment consortium CAI, which was poised to take over the company's profitable parts, walked away from talks with the unions on Friday, accusing them of intransigence. | Italian investment consortium CAI, which was poised to take over the company's profitable parts, walked away from talks with the unions on Friday, accusing them of intransigence. |
| CAI chief executive Rocco Sabelli said on Saturday it was not ready to make any further concessions. |