Milan–Malpensa Airport

Milan–Malpensa Airport
Aeroporto di Milano-Malpensa
"Città di Milano"
IATA: MXPICAO: LIMC
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator SEA Aeroporti di Milano
Serves Milan
Location Ferno, Italy
Hub for Cargolux Italia
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 1,000 ft / 304.8 m
Coordinates 45°37′48″N 008°43′23″E / 45.63000°N 8.72306°E / 45.63000; 8.72306Coordinates: 45°37′48″N 008°43′23″E / 45.63000°N 8.72306°E / 45.63000; 8.72306
Website milanomalpensa.eu
Map
MXP

Location within Italy

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17L/35R 3,920 12,861 Asphalt
17R/35L 3,920 12,861 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 18,582,043
Passenger change 14–15 Decrease 1.4%
Aircraft movements 160,484
Movements change 14–15 Decrease 3.8%
Source: ASSAEROPORTI[1]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]

Milan–Malpensa Airport (IATA: MXP, ICAO: LIMC), formerly City of Busto Arsizio Airport,[3][4] is the largest airport for the Milan metropolitan area in northern Italy. It serves 15 million inhabitants in Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria. The airport is located 49 kilometres (30 mi) northwest[5] of central Milan, next to the Ticino river, which is a border between Lombardy and Piedmont. The airport has two terminals and two runways. There is a dedicated cargo terminal called "CargoCity", which handles over 435,000 tons of traffic annually.

The first industrial airport was opened in 1909 near the Cascina Malpensa, an old farm, by Giovanni Agusta and Gianni Caproni to test their aircraft prototypes. This airport was then opened for civil operation in 1948 during the war reconstruction period, in order to serve the northern area of Milan.

In 2015, Malpensa Airport handled 18,582,043 passengers;[2] it is currently the 29th busiest airport in Europe in terms of passengers. Until 2008, Malpensa Airport was a major hub for Alitalia. As of early 2015, Malpensa, together with Rome Fiumicino Airport, remains the top Italian airport in terms of international passenger traffic, and the leading for freight and cargo.

History

Early years

The site of today's Malpensa Airport has seen aviation activities for more than 100 years. The first began on 27 May 1910, when the Caproni brothers flew their "flying machine", the Cal biplane. In the years that followed, many aircraft prototypes took off from the same site; eventually, it was decided to upgrade the farming patch to a more formal airfield. Both Gianni Caproni and Giovanni Agusta established factories on the new site; the airfield soon developed into the largest aircraft production centre in Italy.

During the 1920s and 1930s, the airfield hosted two squadrons of the Regia Aeronautica Italiana (Italian Air Force). In September 1943, Malpensa airfield was taken over by Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe when northern Italy was invaded by Adolf Hitler. Soon after their arrival, the Germans laid the airfield's first concrete runway.

After the cessation of hostilities during the Second World War, manufacturers and politicians of the Milan and Varese regions, led by banker Benigno Ajroldi of Banca Alto Milanese, restored the airfield. They aimed to making it an industrial fulcrum for post-war recovery of Italy. The main runway, heavily damaged by German troops as they retreated from northern Italy, was rebuilt and extended to 1,800 metres. A small wooden terminal was constructed to protect goods and passengers from all weather conditions.

After World War II

Malpensa Airport officially commenced commercial operations on 21 November 1948 as Aeroporto Città di Busto Arsizio, although the Belgian national flag-carrier Sabena had started flying to Brussels from here a year earlier. On 2 February 1950 Trans World Airlines (TWA) became the first company to fly long-haul flights from Malpensa, using Lockheed Constellations on their services to New York Idlewild Airport.

A change of ownership occurred in 1952 when the Municipality of Milan took control of the airport's operator, the Società Aeroporto di Busto Arsizio. The operator's name was subsequently changed to Società Esercizi Aeroportuali SpA (SEA). After assuming full control, SEA decided to develop Malpensa as an international and intercontinental gateway, whereas Milan's other airport, Linate Airport, would be tasked with handling domestic services only.

Between 1958 and 1962 a new terminal arrived at Malpensa and the airport's two parallel runways were extended to 3,915 m (12,844 ft), becoming the longest in Europe at that time. By the early 1960s, however, major European carriers such as British Airways, Air France, Lufthansa and Alitalia had moved the majority of their services to Linate Airport, which was just 11 km east of Milan's city centre, making it much easier for passengers to reach central Milan. This left Malpensa with just a handful of intercontinental links, charter flights and cargo operations. Malpensa suffered a decline in commercial traffic, with passenger numbers dropping from 525,000 in 1960 to just 331,000 by 1965. It was destined to play second fiddle to Linate Airport for another 20 years.

Expansion and development (1995-1998)

By the mid-1980s Linate Airport was handling seven million passengers per year and, with only a short single runway and limited parking slots, has reached its saturation point. With no available land nearby for expansion, an alternative solution was sought: Societa Esercizi Aeroportuali SpA (SEA) quickly found that developing Malpensa was the only practical alternative.

By the end of 1985, a law had been passed by the Italian Parliament that paved the way for the reorganisation of the Milan airport system. Malpensa was designated as the centre for all services covering northern Italy, while Linate Airport was downgraded to a domestic and short-haul facility. "Malpensa 2000", as the plan was called, included the construction of a new terminal as well as the development of fast, efficient connections to Milan's city centre. The European Union recognised this project as one of the 14 "Essential to the Development of the Union" and provided €200 million to help finance the work. Construction started in November 1990; Malpensa airport was re-opened eight years later.

A brief life as Alitalia's main hub (1998-2008)

During the night of 24/25 October 1998 Alitalia moved the majority of its fleet from Rome Fiumicino Airport – where it had been flying from for over 50 years – to Malpensa Airport. The airport started a new lease of life as the Italian flag-carrier's main hub. Alitalia added up to 488 movements and 42,000 passengers a day at the facility which, by the end of 1998, had handled 5.92 million passengers (an increase of more than two million over the previous year's figure).

In 1999 it recorded a spectacular leap to 16.97 million and, by 2007, passenger numbers had reached 23.9 million. Efficient rail links from two different stations in Milan (Centrale and Cadorna stations) ensured easy access by railway, whereas the nearby A8 motorway had an extra lane added in each direction to help speed up traffic into and out of the city centre.

In 2008, a new development plan was launched by Societa Esercizi Aeroportuali SpA (SEA), valued at €1.4 billion, to include a third pier for Terminal 1 and the construction of a third runway. In a surprise move, however, Alitalia announced its decision to revert its main hub back to Rome Fiumicino Airport due to 'high operating costs' at Malpensa Airport. Alitalia did not pull out of Malpensa altogether, and continues to fly several domestic and European services from Milan and two intercontinental flights (to New York and Tokyo). However Malpensa lost around 20% of its daily movements, a decrease from 700 to 550, which resulted in only 19.2 million passengers passing through in 2008. The airport continued to suffer during 2009, when the international financial crisis and higher fuel prices caused a reduction to only 17.6 million passengers that year.

Recent expansion (2008 onwards)

Responding to Alitalia's pullout, the operator SEA launched an all-out publicity programme and aggressively marketed Malpensa Airport around the world. This campaign was successful: from 2008 to 2011, a total of 34 new passenger and cargo routes were added to Malpensa's network.

Lufthansa announced plans in 2008 to create its first hub outside Germany and its fourth European hub at Malpensa.[6] In October 2008, Lufthansa set up its Italian division, Lufthansa Italia. Operations commenced on 2 February 2009, but ceased on 30 October 2011 as Lufthansa abandoned plans to create a hub at Malpensa.

The low-cost carrier EasyJet has made Malpensa its most important base after London Gatwick, with 21 of its Airbus A319s based here. The airline currently flies services from Malpensa to 67 destinations in Italy and across Europe.[7]

Ryanair confirmed plans to open an operating base at Milan Malpensa Airport from December 2015, initially with one aircraft.[8]

Ground handling

Before 2001, ground handling services at Malpensa were shared by the SEA (airport's operator) and Trans-World Airlines. Since then, the contracting process has gradually been deregulated: services are handled by SEA Handling (a subsidiary of the airport's operator) and the private ATA Handling. ATA Handling provides all ground handling services apart from shuttle bus transfer to and from aircraft: this part was originally subcontracted to SEA Handling, but now to Air Pullman. Three companies now add to the portfolio of passenger handling: Aviapartner, Globeground Italia and ICTS Italia.

During the first few years of deregulation, some airliners utilised their own staff for customer assistance, but Air One and British Airways realised that such a practice was too expensive. This has prompted the United States to stop operating routes in and out of Malpensa Airport.

Ramp services are provided by SEA Handling, ATA and, more recently, Aviapartner. SEA Handling provided 80% of the ramp services at Malpensa Airport due to its major customer, Alitalia. In May 2006, however, Italy's Civil Aviation Authority took off the limitation of two ramp handlers. Aviapartner and ARE Group announced that they would create a new company called Aviapartner (owned 51% by Aviapartner and 49% ARE Group) to operate at Milan–Malpensa and Rome–Fiumicino airports.

Security services

In 2000, airport security services at Malpensa were transferred from the Polizia di Stato (State Police) to SEA's internal division, SEA Airport Security. Up to 2002, SEA was assisted by IVRI in providing security services, but the contract was not renewed after its expiry. Nevertheless, SEA Airport Security is supervised by the Polizia di Stato (Italian State Police), Guardia di Finanza (Italian Military Customs Police) and Ente Nazionale Aviazione Civile (Italy's Civil Aviation Authority), whereas the Carabinieri (Italian Military Police) supervises ramp entrance. Furthermore, some airlines rely on private security companies (such as ICTS Italia, SEA Airport Security, Gruppo Sicurezza etc.) to provide document checks and aircraft guarding.

Terminals

EasyJet Airbus A319 landing at Malpensa with the Alps visible in the background

Malpensa Airport has two passenger terminals, located several kilometres apart.

Terminal 1

Terminal 1, which opened in 1998, is the newer,[9] larger and more important terminal. It hosts the airport's Malpensa Aeroporto railway station. It is divided into three sections and handles most passengers on scheduled as well as charter flights:

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 is the older terminal and was named Terminal 2 when Terminal 1 opened.[9] It is currently used only by EasyJet. It has been used previously for charter services, which were then moved to Terminal 1. The only public transport available is ATM (Milan) airport buses. A frequent, free shuttle connects Terminal 2 to Terminal 1.[10] A railway station is under construction.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Aegean Airlines Athens
Seasonal: Heraklion, Kalamata (begins 12 June 2016),[11] Rhodes (begins 27 June 2016)
1A
Aer Lingus Dublin 1C
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo 1B
Aeroflot
operated by Rossiya
Saint Petersburg 1B
Air Algérie Algiers 1B
Air Canada Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson 1C
Air China Beijing–Capital, Shanghai–Pudong 1B
Air Europa Madrid 1A
Air India Delhi 1C
Air Moldova Chișinău 1B
Air Serbia Belgrade 1B
airBaltic Riga
Seasonal Charter: Brindisi
1A
AlbaStarSeasonal Charter: Catania, Crotone, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Ibiza, Karpathos, Kos, Lourdes (begins 1 May 2016),[12] Málaga, Minorca, Mostar, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Tenerife–South 1A
Alitalia Abu Dhabi, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, New York–JFK, Rome–Fiumicino, Tirana, Tokyo–Narita
Seasonal: Algiers
Seasonal Charter: Antigua, La Romana, Pointe-à-Pitre, Salalah
1A, 1B
Alitalia
operated by Alitalia CityLiner
Rome–Fiumicino 1A
ASL Airlines France Seasonal Charter: Lourdes 1A
American Airlines Miami, New York–JFK 1C
Austrian Airlines Vienna 1A
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku 1B
Belavia Minsk–National 1B
Blu-express
operated by Blue Panorama Airlines
Tirana
Seasonal: Lampedusa, Pantelleria
1A, 1B
Blue Panorama Airlines Cancún, Cayo Largo del Sur, Havana, Holguín, Montego Bay
Seasonal: Cayo Coco, La Romana, Mérida, Santa Clara, Santiago de Cuba
1B
BMI Regional Bristol 1A
British Airways London–Heathrow 1C
Brussels Airlines Brussels 1A
Bulgaria Air Sofia 1B
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong 1C
Croatia Airlines Seasonal: Zagreb (begins May 2016) 1A
Czech Airlines Prague 1A
Delta Air Lines New York–JFK
Seasonal: Atlanta
1B
easyJetAlicante (begins 11 June 2016),[13] Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Berlin–Schönefeld, Bilbao (begins 10 June 2016), Bordeaux, Brindisi, Brussels, Cagliari, Catania, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, Hamburg, Kraków (begins 9 April 2016),[14] Lamezia Terme, Lanzarote (begins 23 April 2016),[15] Larnaca, Lille (begins 10 June 2016),[16] Lisbon, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Luxembourg, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester (begins 10 June 2016),[17] Marrakech, Munich, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Rome–Fiumicino, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Tenerife–South, Toulouse (resumes 10 June 2016)[18]
Seasonal: Alghero, Cephalonia, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kos, Malta, Minorca, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Santorini, Split, Zakynthos
2
EgyptAir Cairo 1B
El Al Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion 1B
Ellinair Seasonal: Thessaloniki (begins 28 May 2016)[19]1A
Emirates Dubai–International, New York–JFK 1C
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa 1B
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi 1C
Eurowings Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg 1A
Finnair Helsinki 1A
Flybe Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Southampton 1B
Freebird Airlines Seasonal Charter: Antalya, Bodrum 1B
Germanwings Stuttgart 1A
HOP!Lyon, Nantes 1A
Iberia Madrid 1A
Icelandair Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík 1A
Iran Air Tehran–Imam Khomeini 1B
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon 1B
LAN Airlines Santiago de Chile, São Paulo–Guarulhos1C
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin 1A
Lufthansa Frankfurt 1A
Lufthansa Regional
operated by Air Dolomiti
Munich 1A
Lufthansa Regional
operated by Lufthansa CityLine
Munich 1A
Luxair Luxembourg 1A
Mahan Air Tehran-Imam Khomeini 1B
Meridiana Dakar, Fortaleza, Fuerteventura, Havana, La Romana, Mombasa, Naples, Natal, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Cagliari, Cairo (begins 31 May 2016),[20] Catania (begins 4 June 2016), Ibiza, Lamezia Terme (begins 19 June 2016), Lampedusa, Malé, Mauritius, Menorca, Mykonos, Olbia, Palermo (begins 13 June 2016),[21] Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Santorini, Skiathos, Trapani (begins 19 June 2016),[22] Zanzibar
Seasonal Charter: Fort-de-France, Pemba, Santa Clara, Varadero
1A, 1B
Middle East Airlines Beirut 1B
Mistral Air Seasonal Charter: Catania, Palermo 1A
Neos Seasonal Charter: Boa Vista, Brindisi (resumes 12 June 2016),[23] Cagliari, Camaguey, Cancún, Catania (begins 10 June 2016),[24] Cayo Largo, Colombo,[25] Djerba, Dubai-Al Maktoum, Enfidha / Hammamet, Freeport (begins 9 Jine 2016),[26] Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Havana, Heraklion, Holguín, Hurghada, Ibiza, Karpathos, Kos, La Romana, Lamezia Terme, Lampedusa, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Luxor, Málaga (begins 8 May 2016),[25] Malé, Marsa Alam, Mersa Matruh, Minorca, Mombasa, Monastir, Montego Bay, Mykonos, Nosy Be, Palma de Mallorca, Pointe-à-Pitre, Porto Santo, Rhodes, Rostock–Laage , Sal, Salalah, Samaná, San Andrés, Santorini, Sharm el-Sheikh, Skiathos, Stockholm Arlanda, Tenerife–South, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion, Thessaloniki (begins 27 May 2016),[25] Varadero, Zanzibar 1A, 1B
Norwegian Air Shuttle Oslo–Gardermoen 1A
Nouvelair Seasonal Charter: Djerba, Monastir 1B
Olympic Air Seasonal Charter: Heraklion 1A
Oman Air Muscat 1B
Pakistan International Airlines Islamabad, Lahore 1B
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen 1C
Qatar Airways Doha 1C
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca 1B
Ryanair Brussels (begins 1 November 2016), Bucharest, Catania (begins 30 october 2016), Comiso, Gran Canaria (begins 30 October 2016), Seville, Sofia (begins 30 October 2016), London–Stansted 1A
Saudia Jeddah, Riyadh
Hajj: Medina
1C
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen
Seasonal: Oslo–Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda
1A
Singapore Airlines Singapore 1C
Small Planet Airlines Seasonal Charter: Rovaniemi 1A
SmartLynx Airlines Seasonal Charter: Lourdes, Málaga, Tenerife–South 1A
Sun Express Seasonal: İzmir 1B, 1C
Swiss International Air Lines
operated by Swiss Global Air Lines
Zürich 1A
TAP Portugal Lisbon 1A
TAP Portugal
operated by Portugália
Porto (ends 27 March 2016)[27] 1A
Thai Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 1B
Tunisair Tunis
Seasonal: Enfidha-Hammamet
Seasonal Charter: Djerba, Monastir, Tabarka
1B
Turkish Airlines Istanbul–Atatürk, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen 1C
Twin Jet Marseille, Nice, Toulouse 1A
United Airlines Newark 1B
Ukraine International Airlines Kiev–Boryspil 1B
Uzbekistan Airways Tashkent 1B
Vueling Alicante (begins 17 June 2016), Amsterdam, Barcelona, Gran Canaria (begins 28 March 2016),[28] Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Bilbao, Ibiza, Málaga, Valencia
1A
Wizz Air Bucharest, Budapest 1A, 1B
WOW airSeasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík 1A

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
AeroLogic Hong Kong, Leipzig/Halle
AirBridgeCargo Airlines Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Maastricht/Aachen, Moscow–Domodedovo, Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Asiana Cargo London–Stansted, Seoul–Incheon, Vienna
Atlas Air Amsterdam, San Juan
CargoluxCampinas, Chicago, London–Stansted, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Maastricht/Aachen, New York–JFK, Taipei–Taoyuan
Cargolux ItaliaAlmaty, Baku, Curitiba–Afonso Pena, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dubai–International, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Mexico City, New York–JFK, Novosibirsk, Osaka–Kansai, Zhengzhou
Cathay Pacific Delhi, Hong Kong, London–Heathrow, Manchester, Mumbai
DHL Aviation London–Heathrow, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Madrid
DHL Aviation
operated by EAT Leipzig
Bucharest, London–Heathrow, Leipzig/Halle, East Midlands
EgyptAir CargoCairo
Emirates SkyCargoDubai–Al Maktoum
Etihad Cargo Abu Dhabi, Bogotá, Moscow—Domodedovo
FedEx Express Ancona, Guangzhou, Memphis, Munich, Newark, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pisa, Shanghai–Pudong, Venice
Korean Air Cargo London–Stansted, Navoi, Seoul–Incheon, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Vienna, Zaragoza
Lufthansa Cargo Cairo, Frankfurt
Nippon Cargo Airlines Amsterdam, Hahn, Tokyo–Narita
Qatar Airways CargoChicago–O'Hare,[29] Doha, London–Stansted, Tripoli
Royal Air Maroc Brussels, Casablanca
Saudia Cargo Brussels, Damman, Jeddah, Riyadh
Silk Way Airlines Baku[30]
Swiftair East Midlands[31]
Turkish Airlines Cargo Algiers, Istanbul–Atatürk[32]

Traffic and statistics

Busiest domestic routes from/to Milan Malpensa (2014)[33]
RankRank
var.
(13–14)
AirportPassengersAirline(s)
1 Steady Catania, SicilyDecrease 533,130 easyJet
2 Steady Naples, Campania Decrease 444,365 easyJet
3 Steady Rome, LazioDecrease 332,336 Alitalia, easyJet
4 Steady Palermo, SicilyIncrease 323,918 easyJet
5Steady Lamezia Terme, Calabria Decrease 272,618 easyJet
6Steady Olbia, SardiniaIncrease 257,676 easyJet, Meridiana
7Steady Bari, Apulia Increase 209,921 easyJet
8Increase 1Brindisi, Apulia Increase 182,393 easyJet
9Decrease1 Cagliari, Sardinia Increase 178,075 easyJet, Meridiana
Busiest European Routes from/to Milan Malpensa (2014)[33]
RankRank
var.
(13–14)
AirportPassengersAirline(s)
1Increase 1 Paris-Charles de Gaulle, FranceIncrease 646,791easyJet
3Increase 1Barcelona, SpainIncrease 624,357easyJet, Vueling
4Decrease 2 Madrid, SpainDecrease 534,677Air Europa, easyJet, Iberia
5Steady London-Gatwick, United Kingdom Increase 507,864easyJet
6Steady Copenhagen, Denmark Decrease 411,538 easyJet, Scandinavian Airlines
7Increase 5Lisbon, PortugalIncrease 367,536 easyJet, TAP Portugal
8Decrease 1Amsterdam, NetherlandsDecrease 353,432easyJet
9Increase 1Frankfurt am Main, Germany Increase 334,070 Lufthansa
10Decrease 2Vienna, Austria Decrease 331,822 Austrian Airlines
11Decrease 2Munich, GermanyDecrease 328,092 Lufthansa
12Increase 2Dusseldof, Gemany Increase 292,868 Air Berlin, Germanwings
13Decrease 2 Prague, Czech Republic Decrease 283,794 Czech Airlines, easyJet
14Decrease 1Brussels, BelgiumDecrease 283,272 Brussels Airlines, easyJet
15Steady Athens, Greece Decrease 250,097 Aegean Airlines, easyJet
16Steady Zürich, Switzerland Increase 249,262 Swiss International Air Lines
17Steady London-Heathrow, United Kingdom Decrease 180,506 British Airways
18Increase 1 Berlin-Schönefeld, Germany Increase 179,400 easyJet
19Decrease 1 Ibiza, Spain Decrease 179,386 Blue Panorama Airlines, easyJet, Meridiana, Neos Air, Vueling
20Increase 1 Helsinki, Finland Increase 178,892 Finnair
21Decrease 1 Budapest, Hungary Increase 168,915 Wizzair
22Increase 11 Hamburg, Germany Increase 150,494 easyJet, Germanwings
23Increase 3 Malaga, Spain Increase 136,435 easyJet
24Decrease 3 Berlin-Tegel, Germany Increase 131,212 Air Berlin
25Steady London-Luton, England Decrease 115,700 easyJet
26Increase 4 Edinburgh, Scotland Increase 112,101 easyJet
27Increase 2 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Increase 112,061 easyJet, Luxair
28Steady Warsaw, Poland Increase 110,981 LOT Polish Airlines
Busiest out of Europe Routes from/to Milan Malpensa (2014)[33]
RankRank
var.
(13–14)
CityPassengersAirline(s)
1SteadyNew York-John F. Kennedy, New York, United StatesIncrease 556,888 Alitalia, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates
2SteadyDubai-International, United Arab EmiratesIncrease 547,824 Emirates
3SteadyMoscow-Sheremetyevo, Russia Increase 369,421 Aeroflot, Alitalia
4SteadyIstanbul-Atatürk, Turkey Increase 357,738 Turkish Airlines
5Steady Tirana, AlbaniaIncrease 242,727 Alitalia, Blue Panorama Airlines
6Steady Doha, Qatar Increase 240,875 Qatar Airways
7Increase 3Tel Aviv, Israel Increase 237,052 easyJet, El Al, Meridiana, Neos Air
8Decrease 1Casablanca, Morocco Increase 215,152 easyJet, Royal Air Maroc
9Decrease 1Cairo, EgyptIncrease 210,184 Alitalia, Egypt Air, Meridiana
10Increase 3Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Increase 174,146 Alitalia, Etihad Airways
11Increase 3Newark, New Jersey, United States Increase 152,291 United Airlines
12Decrease 1Hong Kong, SARIncrease 150,425 Cathay Pacific
13Decrease 1Marrakesh, Morocco Decrease 147,816 easyJet, Royal Air Maroc
14Decrease 1São Paulo-Guarulhos, Brazil Increase 139,396 TAM Airlines
15Steady Miami, Florida, United States Increase 131,063 American Airlines
16Increase 1Marsa Alam, Egypt Increase 125,247 Meridiana, Neos Air
17Decrease 5Tunis, Tunisia Decrease 121,048 Alitalia, Tunisair
18Decrease 2Shanghai, China Decrease 116,702 Air China
19Increase 15Belgrade, Serbia Increase 112,561 Air Serbia, easyJet
20Increase 2Singapore, Singapore Increase 106,378 Singapore Airlines
21Increase 3St.Petersburg, Russia Increase 101,630 Aeroflot

Countries with passenger movements from/to Milan Malpensa Airport (2014)
Rank Country Passengers 2014
1 Italy 2,867,294
2  Spain 1,790,999
3  Germany 1,630,617
4 UK 1,093,229
5  USA 890.242
6  France 824,698
7  UAE 698.249
8  Greece 570,908
9  Russia 524,703
10  Portugal 448,105
11  Turkey 445,456
12  Denmark 415,417
13  Egypt 411,618
14  Morocco 362.968
15  The Netherlands 359,552

Transport links

Rail

Malpensa Express at Milano Cadorna station
Connection between the rail station and Terminal 1

Malpensa Express

Malpensa Express trains run from Malpensa Aeroporto railway station, located at Terminal 1, to Milan Cadorna station in the southwest of central Milan. A train leaves every 30 minutes in each direction. At Milan Cadorna, there are connections with Milan Metro lines M1 and M2, the Milan suburban railway service and other destinations. Journey time is 29 minutes (non-stop) or 34 minutes (stopping). Stopping services call at Busto Arsizio FNM, Saronno Centrale (connections for Varese and Como) and Milan Bovisa (connection with suburban services).[34]

Since 13 December 2010, the Malpensa Express has also run to Milan Central station, connecting there with Milan Metro lines M2 and M3 and various rail services. A train leaves every 30 minutes in each direction (or hourly during early mornings or late evenings). Journey times are 46 minutes (semi-fast) and 53 minutes (stopping). All services call at Milan Porta Garibaldi (connections with Milan Metro lines M2 and M5) and Saronno Centrale, with stopping services also calling at Busto Arsizio FNM station.[35]

Other train services

Two daily high-speed (Alta Velocità) services connect Malpensa Aeroporto to Florence/Firenze via Milan Central, Bologna Central and Florence Santa Maria Novella stations. One of the high-speed trains continues to Naples/Napoli via Rome Termini.[36] As of October 2012, the service was terminated.

Milan's Suburban Line S10 (Milano Rogoredo–Milano Bovisa) runs to Malpensa Airport/Aeroporto from June 2010 onwards.[37] Trains call at: Ferno, Busto Arsizio, Castellanza, Rescaldina, Saronno Centrale, Milano Bovisa, Milano Lancetti, Milano Porta Garibaldi M2-M5, Milano Repubblica M3, Milano Porta Venezia M1, Milano Dateo and Milano Porta Vittoria. As of October 2012, the service is now terminated.

Future train connections

The Malpensa – Varese – Mendrisio (CH) – Lugano (CH) line is currently under construction and scheduled to be completed in 2015, providing a direction connection between Malpensa Airport/Aeroporto and the south-eastern part of Switzerland. There are plans to connect Gallarate Station and Milan's Centrale Station (FS), which is currently a terminus station with no through tracks, so as to allow more convenient access to high-speed international lines.

Bus

Taxi

Official taxis in Milan are white and are equipped with taximeter, showing the total price for the journey (the price is for the vehicle, not for people) calculated with official fares approved by local government authorities. The only exception is the journey from city to airport and return. Local authorities was establishing a couple of years ago a fixed airport fare from and to some destinations:

These prices will be applied regardless of taxi meter price and are inclusive of all surcharges, night-holidays surcharge, highways tolls, but can be applied only if the journey has no intermediate stops. Otherwise the total price indicated by taximeter will be applied.

Taxi ranks at Malpensa Airport are at Arrival Area, ground floor. Gate #6 for Terminal 1 and gate #4 for Terminal 2.

Road

Malpensa Airport is accessible by a four-lane motorway to the A8 (connecting Switzerland to Milan) and by a five-lane motorway to the A4 (connecting Turin/Torino, Verona, Venice and Triest/Trieste). Local access to the airport is provided by the State Road SS11.

References

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