All the speculation and rumours that have been widely spread about the chances that Air France-KLM may still be interested in taking over Italian ailing carrier Alitalia after its unsuccessful attempt previously this year as the newly-elected Prime Minister now seem more willing to back such a deal, have been flatly rejected by Pierre-Cyril Spinetta. No wonder that such rumours were still hot-the story of Alitalia seems to be alive forever.

Mr. Spinetta spoke briefly at a conference previously today about this matter, rejecting it right away. Spinetta said that the Italian carrier talks showed a closed chapter and the one which the Franco-Dutch carrier was not likely to reopen.

However except this flat rejection, Spinetta did not go any further into this topic, telling media persons that he did not want to make detailed comments on this issue at this moment.

But, Mr. Spinetta indicates that the Franco-Dutch carrier is now completely occupied with internal problems resulted from the dramatic hike in the prices of oil on the global market.

The carrier's deputy chief, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, added further by indicating that though some media reports to the opposite, no discussions have held between Air France and the Italian carrier during the past several days, in the face of an apparent change in the position of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi regarding a promising bid from Air France which analysts believed might encourage the French airline to reopen the closed chapter.