Milan–Malpensa Airport

Milan–Malpensa Airport Aeroporto di Milano-Malpensa "Città di Milano"
IATA: MXP ICAO: LIMC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	SEA Aeroporti di Milano
Serves	Milan
Location	Ferno, Italy
Hub for	Cargolux Italia FedEx Express[1]
Focus city for	Alitalia Blue Panorama Airlines EasyJet Emirates Neos Meridiana Ryanair
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 Northern Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17L/35R 3,920 12,861 Asphalt 17R/35L 3,920 12,861 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 19,320,546 Passenger change 15-16 4.5% Aircraft movements 166,842 Movements change 15-16 4%
Source: ASSAEROPORTI[2] Statistics from Assaeroporti[3]

Milan–Malpensa Airport (IATA: MXP, ICAO: LIMC), formerly City of Busto Arsizio Airport,^[4][5] is the largest international airport for the Milan metropolitan area in northern Italy. It serves 15 million inhabitants in Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria, as well as those living in the Swiss region of Canton Ticino. The airport is located 49 kilometres (30 mi) northwest^[6] of central Milan, next to the Ticino river (dividing Lombardy and Piedmont). The airport has two terminals and two runways as well as a dedicated cargo terminal.

In 2016, Malpensa Airport handled 19,320,546 passengers^[3] and was the 29th busiest airport in Europe in terms of passengers. Until 2008, Malpensa Airport was a major hub for flag carrier Alitalia. Malpensa Airport remains the second busiest Italian airport for international passenger traffic (after Rome Fiumicino Airport), and first busiest for freight and cargo. It handles over 500,000 tons of international freight 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.

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, had 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.

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. 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.

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.

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 City 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: 2010s

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.^[7] 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.^[8] Competitor Ryanair confirmed plans to open an operating base at Malpensa from December 2015, initially with one aircraft.^[9]

In 2014 a contract was awarded for extension of the railway line from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2. The line was opened in December 2016.^[10] The new Malpensa Terminal 2 railway station is within 200 m north of the T2 arrivals hall, that is accessed by an outdoor covered walkway.^[11]

Terminals

Malpensa Airport has two passenger terminals and they are connected by airport shuttle buses.

Terminal 1

Terminal 1, which opened in 1998, is the newer,^[12] larger and more prominent terminal. The terminal is divided into three sections and handles most passengers on scheduled as well as charter flights:

• Terminal 1A handles domestic and intra-Schengen flights.
• Terminal 1B handles non-Schengen and some intercontinental flights.
• Terminal 1C, opened in January 2013, handles non-Schengen and some intercontinental flights.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 is the older terminal.^[12] It is currently used exclusively by easyJet. All charter services, which were previously based in this terminal, moved to Terminal 1 upon its opening.

The only public transport available are ATM (Transport for Milan) local buses or shuttle buses operated by Terravision, Autostradale and Malpensa Shuttle. Malpensa Airport additionally provides a free shuttle service to connect Terminal 2 to Terminal 1.^[13] A new railway station at Terminal 2 was opened in December 2016.^[14]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled, seasonal and charter flights to and from Malpensa:^[15]

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Athens Seasonal: Kalamata
Aer Lingus	Dublin
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Aeroflot operated by Rossiya	Saint Petersburg
Air Algérie	Algiers, Annaba
Air Canada	Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Shanghai–Pudong
Air Europa	Madrid Seasonal charter: Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca
Air France	Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Air Horizont	Seasonal charter: Brindisi, Olbia, Palermo, Pantelleria
Air India	Delhi
Air Moldova	Chișinău
Air Serbia	Belgrade
airBaltic	Riga Seasonal charter: Brindisi, Lamezia Terme, Olbia
AlbaStar	Seasonal charter: Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Ibiza, Karpathos, Kos, Lanzarote, Lourdes, Marsa Alam, Minorca, Palma de Mallorca, Patras, Rhodes, Samos, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife–South, Thessaloniki, Zaragoza
Alitalia	Abu Dhabi, New York–JFK, Tokyo-Narita Seasonal charter: Hamburg, Pointe-à-Pitre, Rome–Fiumicino, Stockholm-Arlanda
American Airlines	Miami, New York–JFK
AtlasGlobal	Istanbul-Atatürk
Austrian Airlines	Vienna
Azerbaijan Airlines	Baku
Belavia	Minsk
Blu-express operated by Blue Panorama Airlines	Tirana
Blue Panorama Airlines	Cancún, Cayo Largo, Havana, Holguín, Montego Bay Seasonal: Cayo Coco, La Romana, Mérida, Santa Clara, Varadero
BMI Regional	Bristol
British Airways	London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines	Brussels
Bulgaria Air	Sofia
Cathay Pacific	Hong Kong
Croatia Airlines	Seasonal: Zagreb
Czech Airlines	Prague
Darwin Airline	Charter: Geneva
Delta Air Lines	New York–JFK Seasonal: Atlanta
Eastern Airways	Seasonal: Rodez
easyJet	Amsterdam, Athens (ends 1 November 2017), Barcelona, Bari, Berlin–Schönefeld, Bordeaux, Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Fuerteventura (begins 30 October 2017)[16], Glasgow-International, Granada, Hamburg (ends 28 October 2017), Kraków, Lamezia Terme, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Lille (ends 27 October 2017), Lisbon, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lublin (begins 29 October 2017),[17] Luxembourg, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Marrakech, Munich, Nantes, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Rome–Fiumicino (ends 27 October 2017), Santiago de Compostela, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion, Tenerife–South, Toulouse Seasonal: Alghero, Alicante, Bilbao, Cephalonia, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kos, Malta, Minorca, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Santorini, Split, Zadar, Zakynthos
EgyptAir	Cairo
El Al	Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Ellinair	Seasonal: Thessaloniki
Emirates	Dubai-International, New York–JFK
Ernest Airlines	Tirana
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa
Etihad Airways	Abu Dhabi
Eurowings	Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg
Eurowings operated by Germanwings	Stuttgart
Finnair	Helsinki
Flybe	Birmingham, Cardiff, Hannover (ends 28 October 2017),[18] Manchester, Southampton
Flybe operated by Stobart Air	London-Southend
FlyOne	Chișinău
HOP!	Lyon, Nantes
Iberia	Madrid
Icelandair	Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík
Iran Air	Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Israir Airlines	Seasonal: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion
KLM	Amsterdam
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon
LATAM Brasil	São Paulo–Guarulhos
LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich
Lufthansa Regional operated by Air Dolomiti	Munich
Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine	Munich
Luxair	Luxembourg
Mahan Air	Tehran-Imam Khomeini
Meridiana	Accra, Cairo, Dakar, Fortaleza, Fuerteventura, Havana, Lagos, La Romana, Malé, Mauritius, Mombasa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Naples, Nosy Be, Sharm el-Sheikh, Shenzhen (begins 2 October 2017),[19] Zanzibar Seasonal: Brindisi, Cagliari, Heraklion, Ibiza, Lamezia Terme, Lampedusa, Lanzarote, Marsa Alam, Menorca, Mykonos, Olbia, Palermo, Recife, Rhodes, Santorini, Skiathos, Tenerife–South Seasonal charter: Antigua, Cayo Coco, Fort-de-France, Rostock–Laage, Shenzhen (ends 28 September 2017)[20]
Middle East Airlines	Beirut
Mistral Air	Seasonal: Catania, Tirana
Neos	Seasonal: Antigua, Boa Vista, Brindisi, Cagliari, Camaguey, Cancún, Catania, Cayo Largo, Colombo, Freeport, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Havana, Heraklion, Holguín, Ibiza, Jinan, Karpathos, Kos, La Romana, Lamezia Terme, Lampedusa, Lanzarote, Málaga, Malé, Marsa Alam, Mersa Matruh, Mauritius, Minorca, Mombasa, Montego Bay, Mykonos, Nanjing, Nosy Be, Palma de Mallorca, Porto Santo, Rhodes, Sal, Salalah, Samaná, Santa Clara, Santorini, Sharm el-Sheikh, Skiathos, Tenerife–South, Thessaloniki, Varadero, Zanzibar Seasonal charter: Dubai-Al Maktoum, Guiyang, Luxor, Pointe-à-Pitre, Rostock, Shenyang, Stockholm Arlanda, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Oslo–Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda
Pakistan International Airlines	Islamabad
Pegasus Airlines	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Qatar Airways	Doha
Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca
Ryanair	Alicante (begins 30 October 2017),[21] Brussels, Bucharest, Catania, Comiso, Eindhoven (begins 29 October 2017),[21] Gran Canaria, Katowice (begins 29 October 2017),[21] Lamezia Terme (begins 29 October 2017),[21] Liverpool (begins 31 October 2017),[21] London–Stansted, Palermo (begins 29 October 2017),[21] Porto, Seville, Sofia, Valencia (begins 29 October 2017)[21]
Saudia	Jeddah, Riyadh Seasonal: Medina
Scandinavian Airlines	Copenhagen Seasonal: Oslo–Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda
Singapore Airlines	Singapore
Small Planet Airlines	Seasonal charter: Rovaniemi
Sun Express	Seasonal: İzmir
Swiss International Air Lines operated by Swiss Global Air Lines	Zürich
TAP Portugal	Lisbon
Thai Airways	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Casablanca
Tunisair	Tunis Seasonal: Djerba, Monastir
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul–Atatürk, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Twin Jet	Marseille, Nice, Toulouse
United Airlines	Newark
Ukraine International Airlines	Kiev–Boryspil
Uzbekistan Airways	Tashkent Seasonal: Urgench
Vueling	Amsterdam, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Paris–Orly Seasonal: Alicante, Bilbao, Ibiza, Menorca
Wizz Air	Budapest, Kutaisi, Podgorica, Sibiu
WOW air	Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
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
Cargolux	Campinas, Chicago, London–Stansted, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Maastricht/Aachen, New York–JFK, Taipei–Taoyuan
Cargolux Italia	Almaty, 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 Cargo	Cairo, Ostend
Emirates SkyCargo	Dubai–Al Maktoum
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo	Addis Ababa
Etihad Cargo	Abu Dhabi, Barbados, Bogotá, Moscow—Domodedovo, San Juan
FedEx Express	Ancona, Dubai, Guangzhou, Memphis, Munich, Newark, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pisa, Shanghai–Pudong, Venice
Korean Air Cargo	Navoi, Seoul–Incheon, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Vienna, Zaragoza
Lufthansa Cargo	Cairo, Frankfurt
Nippon Cargo Airlines	Amsterdam, Hahn, Tokyo–Narita
Qatar Airways Cargo	Chicago–O'Hare,[22] Doha, London–Stansted, Tripoli
Royal Air Maroc	Brussels, Casablanca
Saudia Cargo	Brussels, Damman, Jeddah, Riyadh
Silk Way Airlines	Baku[23]
Swiftair	East Midlands[24]
Turkish Airlines Cargo	Algiers, Istanbul–Atatürk[25]

Statistics

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes to/from Milan Malpensa (2016)^[26]

Rank	Rank var. (prev. year)	Airport	Passengers	Airline(s)
1	1	Catania, Sicily	491.998	Albastar, easyJet, Meridiana, Mistral Air, Neos Air, Ryanair
2	1	Naples, Campania	349,972	easyJet, Meridiana
3	1	Palermo, Sicily	315,987	Albastar, easyJet
4	1	Rome, Lazio	291.701	Alitalia, easyJet
5		Olbia, Sardinia	279,453	easyJet, Meridiana, Neos Air
6		Lamezia Terme, Calabria	263,135	Albastar, easyJet, Neos Air
7		Bari, Apulia	195,638	easyJet
8	1	Brindisi, Apulia	153,083	AirBaltic, easyJet, Neos Air
9	1	Cagliari, Sardinia	136,324	easyJet, Meridiana, Neos Air
10	1	Comiso, Sicily	125,552	Ryanair
11	1	Alghero, Sardinia	< 100.000	Easyjet

Busiest routes between Milan Malpensa and destinations within the Schengen area (2016)^[26]

Rank	Rank var. (prev. year)	Airport	Passengers	Airline(s)
1		Barcelona, Spain	686,128	easyJet, Vueling
2	1	Madrid, Spain	601,979	Air Europa, easyJet, Iberia
3	1	London-Gatwick, United Kingdom	554,189	easyJet
4	2	Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France	548,130	easyJet
5	1	Amsterdam, Netherlands	463,242	easyJet, Vueling
6	1	Munich, Germany	422,794	Lufthansa, AirDolomiti, Easyjet
7		Lisbon, Portugal	392,263	easyJet, TAP Portugal
8		Copenhagen, Denmark	359,541	easyJet, Scandinavian Airlines
9		Frankfurt am Main, Germany	316,398	Lufthansa
10	2	Athens, Greece	280,866	Aegean Airlines, easyJet
11		Prague, Czech Republic	279,616	Czech Airlines, easyJet
12	2	Brussels, Belgium	268,007	Brussels Airlines, easyJet, Ryanair
13	1	London-Heathrow, United Kingdom	236,057	British Airways
14	100	London-Stansted, United Kingdom	234,617	Ryanair
15	2	Ibiza, Spain	213,375	Air Europa, Albastar, easyJet, Meridiana, Neos Air, Vueling
16		Budapest, Hungary	211,609	Wizzair
17	4	Zürich, Switzerland	209,279	Swiss International Air Lines
18	3	Vienna, Austria	205,898	Austrian Airlines
19	1	Hamburg, Germany	191,139	easyJet, Germanwings
20	2	Berlin-Schönefeld, Germany	171,059	easyJet
21		Helsinki, Finland	169,163	Finnair
22	5	Edinburgh, Scotland	157,874	easyJet
23	2	Düsseldof, Germany	149,381	Germanwings
24	1	Málaga, Spain	148,607	easyJet, Neos Air, Vueling
25	3	London-Luton, England	144,977	easyJet
26	2	Stuttgart Germany	139,663	easyJet, Germanwings
27	20	Manchester, United Kingdom	137,046	easyJet, FlyBe
28	3	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	129,773	easyJet, Luxair
29	3	Warsaw, Poland	121,364	LOT Polish Airlines
30		Paris-Orly, France	110,493	Vueling
31		Bucharest, Romania	107,690	Ryanair
32		Birmingham, United Kingdom	104,462	FlyBe
33		Palma de Mallorca, Spain	101,886	Air Europa, Albastar, easyJet, Neos Air, Vueling

Busiest routes between Milan Malpensa and destinations outside the Schengen area (2016)^[26]

Rank	Rank var. (prev. year)	City	Passengers	Airline(s)
1		New York-John F. Kennedy, New York, United States	689,995	Alitalia, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates
2		Dubai-International, United Arab Emirates	587,576	Emirates
3	1	Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Russia	343,358	Aeroflot, Alitalia
4	1	Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey	342,856	Turkish Airlines
5		Doha, Qatar	313,465	Qatar Airways
6		Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	260,695	Alitalia, Etihad Airways
7		Tel Aviv, Israel	247,390	easyJet, El Al, Meridiana, Neos Air
8	2	Tirana, Albania	209,508	Alitalia, Blue Panorama Airlines
9	1	Hong Kong, SAR	170,536	Cathay Pacific
10		Cairo, Egypt	162,857	Egypt Air, Meridiana
11		Newark, New Jersey, United States	151,022	United Airlines
12	4	Muscat, Oman	137,635	Oman Air
13		Tokyo, Japan	133,125	Alitalia
14	1	Shanghai, China	129,703	Air China
15	7	Casablanca, Morocco	127,628	Royal Air Maroc
16		Santiago de Chile, Chile	122,898	LAN Airlines
17	5	Kiev, Ukraine	121,374	UIA
18	8	Istanbul, Turkey	108,378	Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines
19	1	Miami, Florida, United States	111,585	American Airlines
20	1	Singapore, Singapore	104,799	Singapore Airlines
21	2	Tunis, Tunisia	104,343	Tunisair

Movements by country

Countries with passenger movements
from/to Milan Malpensa Airport (2016)

Rank	Country	Passengers 2016
1	Italy	2,639,131
2	Spain	2,141,419
3	UK	1,638,130
4	Germany	1,511,275
5	USA	975,206
6	France	888,238
7	UAE	848,271
8	Greece	633,877
9	The Netherlands	463,350
10	Turkey	451,243
11	Portugal	440,516
12	Russia	425,509
13	Denmark	359,541

Transport links

Rail

Malpensa Express

Malpensa Express trains run from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 railway station, located at Terminal 1, and from Malpensa Areoporto T2 railway station, located at Terminal 2, 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).^[27]

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.^[28]

From December 2016, Malpensa Express is expected to extend to Terminal 2 when a new railway station opens.^[14]

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.^[29] 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.^[30] 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, providing a direct 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

• Malpensa Shuttle and Malpensa Bus Express connect the airport to Milan Central station (Trenitalia's National Railway hub) and for Milan's Metro network. The shuttle bus calls at Terminals 1 and 2, Busto Arsizio and Milan Fair (on request). Journey time is 60–70 minutes.
• From February 2010 onwards, Lufthansa Airport Bus, in partnership with Autostrade SpA, connects Milan Central Station, with Terminal 1 & 2, with stops in Fieramilanocity and Milan Fair – Rho/Pero on request, every 20 minutes. Furthermore, this new service links the Airport with destinations in Lombardy (Varese, Como, Bergamo and Brescia), Piedmont (Turin/Torino, Alessandria and Novara), Liguria (Genoa/Genova) and Switzerland (Bellinzona, Chiasso and Lugano).^[31]
• A free, 24-hour shuttle bus provides access to Terminal 2 from Terminal 1. The bus leaves every 7 minutes. Journey time is 15–20 minutes.
• Malpensa Airport has a direct coach connection with Milan's Linate Airport.

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 SS336 from Gallarate and by the State Road SS336dir from Magenta.

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.

References

External links

Media related to Milan Malpensa Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Milano Malpensa Airport travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Milan–Malpensa Airport – Official website
• Orari Malpensa Express - Orari Malpensa Express
• SEA SpA – Official website
• Malpensa Airport AOC & USERS Committees MXP Milan
• Accident history for MXP at Aviation Safety Network