The german airline company Lufthansa is ready to increase their direct commitment to the Milan airport of Malpensa in case the new Alitalia, following their imminent agreement with Ethiad, decides to concentrate on increase flight frequency from Linate.Martin Recken, Lufthansa Spokesperson, 06FEB2014

La compagnia aerea tedesca Lufthansa e' pronta ad aumentare il proprio impegno sull'aeroporto milanese di Malpensa nel caso in cui la nuova Alitalia, dopo l'imminente accordo con Etihad, decida di concentrarsi maggiormente sullo scalo di Linate.

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It does look as though Minister Lupi was correct in stating that Lufthansa is more than a little bit concerned (or as he put it- disproportionally overreacting) over this upcoming "imminent agreement".