Etihad Airways and Alitalia joint press conference in Rome, 08 Aug 2014

In this press conference, Etihad Airways President and CEO announces that Alitalia and Etihad Airways have signed an agreement to invest EUR560 million in Alitalia, part of EUR1,758 million investment deal to build a reinvigorated Alitalia as a competitive, sustainably profitable business.

This will be accompanied by the implementation of measures to drive increased inbound tourism into Italy and to support the country's economic growth.

Etihad Airways currently operates daily services from Abu Dhabi to Rome and Milan, which complement Alitalia's five flights a week from Rome to Abu Dhabi. The two airlines also codeshare to a total of 31 other destinations.