Italian fast rail link to squeeze Alitalia

The age of long-distance high speed rail travel finally arrived in Italy in December 2008, with the new link between Milan and Bologna set to challenge Alitalia, the ailing airline that was rescued by a group of private investors a few days earlier.

ESO: Background information: Government agrees Alitalia sale http://www.europeansources.info/record/government-agrees-alitalia-sale/

ESO: Background information: SNCF buys into Italian rail plan http://www.europeansources.info/record/sncf-buys-into-italian-rail-plan/

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