Etihad Airways, the biggest single shareholder in Alitalia SpA, is open to deepening its ties with the insolvent airline after investing about 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Italian company.

“Strong ties continue to exist between Alitalia and Etihad Aviation Group and we remain open to exploring all options to maintain and potentially deepen those ties for mutual benefit,” an Etihad spokesperson told Bloomberg when asked about Alitalia’s bankruptcy sale process.