MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Holding SA (MSC) said on January 24, 2022 it had expressed interest in buying a majority stake in airline Italia Trasporto Aereo S.P.A. (ITA) with German flagship carrier Deutsche Lufthansa AG (XTRA:LHA) as an industrial partner in the deal. MSC said the two groups had requested an exclusivity period of 90 days. “The interest derives from the possibility of activating positive synergies .

both in the cargo and the passenger sector,” it added. The state-owned Italian carrier is looking for an equity partner and has started informal talks with some potential suitors, both in Europe and overseas.