(Reuters) Atlantia interested in Nice airport; not looking at Kansai airport

Atlantia interested in Nice airport; not looking at Kansai airport

Atlantia, the listed Italian holding company, is interested in the privatization of the France-based Nice airport, a newswire reported.

A Reuters report quoted Atlantia's Chief Executive Giovanni Castellucci who was answering questions during a shareholders' meeting held on 24 April. He said Atlantia has all the means to be an active player in the deal, the article noted.

However, the company is not interested in the Kansai airport privatization, the item added.

Previously, an announcement by Japan-based New Kansai International Airport in December 2014 had noted that Atlantia was one of 11 foreign companies that had passed the pre-qualification process for the operating rights of two Japanese airports, located in Osaka Prefecture.