Air France denies asking for 5,000 jobs cuts at Alitalia

Scale models of Alitalia and Airfrance airplanes are displayed at a shop selling models of vehicles in Rome October 31, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

PARIS (Reuters) - Air France-KLM denied on Monday having asked for 5,000 jobs cuts at loss-making Italian airline Alitalia. On Sunday, Italian financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported that Air France-KLM had set tough conditions, including 5,000 job cuts, for investing more money in Alitalia. Air France-KLM is Alitalia's biggest shareholder with a 25 percent stake. (Reporting by Geert De Clercq; Editing by Mark Potter)