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
Focus city for	Alitalia Blue Panorama Airlines EasyJet 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°ECoordinates: 45°37′48″N 008°43′23″E / 45.63000°N 8.72306°E
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 1.4% Aircraft movements 160,484 Movements change 14–15 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 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 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

Airlines	Destinations	Terminal
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 Seasonal Annaba (begins 21 June 2016)[12]	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
AlbaStar	Seasonal Charter: Catania, Crotone, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Ibiza, Karpathos, Kos, Lourdes (begins 7 May 2016),[13] Málaga, Minorca, Mostar, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Tenerife–South	1A
Alitalia	Abu Dhabi, Algiers, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, New York–JFK, Rome–Fiumicino, Tirana, Tokyo–Narita Seasonal Charter: Antigua, La Romana, Pointe-à-Pitre, Salalah	1A, 1B
Alitalia operated by Alitalia CityLiner	Rome–Fiumicino Seasonal: Olbia (begins 18 July 2016)[14]	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 Charter: Antigua (begins 13 July 2016)[15]	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	Zagreb (begins 20 May 2016)[16]	1A
Czech Airlines	Prague	1A
Delta Air Lines	New York–JFK Seasonal: Atlanta	1B
easyJet	Alicante (begins 11 June 2016),[17] Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Berlin–Schönefeld, Bilbao (begins 10 June 2016),[18] Bordeaux, Brindisi, Brussels, Cagliari, Catania, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, Hamburg, Kraków, Lamezia Terme, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Lille (begins 10 June 2016),[19] Lisbon, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Luxembourg, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, 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)[20] 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 4 June 2016)[21]	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, Hannover (begins 1 August 2016),[22] 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
Israir Airlines	Seasonal: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion (begins 18 June 2016)[23]	1A
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon	1B
LAN Airlines	Santiago de Chile, São Paulo–Guarulhos	1C
LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw–Chopin	1A
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich	1A
Lufthansa Regional operated by Air Dolomiti and Lufthansa CityLine	Munich	1A
Luxair	Luxembourg	1A
Mahan Air	Tehran-Imam Khomeini	1B
Meridiana	Accra (begins 19 July 2016),[24] Cairo (begins 31 May 2016),[25] Dakar, Fortaleza, Fuerteventura, Havana, Lagos (begins 19 July 2016),[26] La Romana, Malé, Mauritius, Mombasa, Naples, Natal, Nosy Be, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife–South, Zanzibar Seasonal: Cagliari, Catania (begins 4 June 2016), Heraklion (begins 28 May 2016),[27] Ibiza, Lamezia Terme (begins 19 June 2016), Lampedusa, Menorca, Mykonos, Olbia, Palermo (begins 13 June 2016),[28] Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Santorini, Skiathos, Trapani (begins 19 June 2016),[29] Seasonal Charter: Antigua,[30] Fort-de-France, Pemba, Rostock–Laage (begins 7 May 2015)[31] 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),[32] Cagliari, Camaguey, Cancún, Catania (begins 10 June 2016),[32] Cayo Largo, Colombo, Crotone (begins 25 June 2016),[32] Djerba, Dubai-Al Maktoum, Enfidha / Hammamet, Freeport (begins 9 June 2016),[32] Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Havana, Heraklion, Holguín, Hurghada, Ibiza, Karpathos, Kos, La Romana, Lamezia Terme, Lampedusa, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Luxor, Málaga (begins 12 June 2016),[33] Malé, Marsa Alam, Mersa Matruh, Minorca, Mombasa, Monastir, Montego Bay, Mykonos, Nosy Be, Olbia,[34] 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, 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), Porto (begins 1 September 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
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 Seasonal: Urgench	1B
Vueling	Alicante (begins 17 June 2016),[35] Amsterdam, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Paris–Orly Seasonal: Bilbao, Ibiza, Málaga, Valencia	1A
Wizz Air	Bucharest, Budapest	1A, 1B
WOW air	Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík	1A

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
Emirates SkyCargo	Dubai–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 Cargo	Chicago–O'Hare,[36] Doha, London–Stansted, Tripoli
Royal Air Maroc	Brussels, Casablanca
Saudia Cargo	Brussels, Damman, Jeddah, Riyadh
Silk Way Airlines	Baku[37]
Swiftair	East Midlands[38]
Turkish Airlines Cargo	Algiers, Istanbul–Atatürk[39]

Traffic and statistics

Busiest domestic routes from/to Milan Malpensa (2015)^[40]

Rank	Rank var. (13–14)	Airport	Passengers	Airline(s)
1	1	Naples, Campania	435,226	easyJet, Meridiana
2	1	Catania, Sicily	377,498	easyJet, Albastar
3		Rome, Lazio	317,286	Alitalia, easyJet
4		Palermo, Sicily	306,298	easyJet, Albastar
5		Olbia, Sardinia	259,492	easyJet, Meridiana, Neos Air
6		Lamezia Terme, Calabria	253,165	easyJet, Albastar
7		Bari, Apulia	186,200	easyJet
8	1	Brindisi, Apulia	145,419	easyJet, AirBaltic
9	1	Cagliari, Sardinia	136,261	easyJet, Meridiana, Neos Air

Busiest European (Shengen) Routes from/to Milan Malpensa (2015)^[40]

Rank	Rank var. (13–14)	Airport	Passengers	Airline(s)
1	1	Barcelona, Spain	652,315	easyJet, Vueling
2	1	Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France	649,957	easyJet
3		Madrid, Spain	549,910	Air Europa, easyJet, Iberia
4		London-Gatwick, United Kingdom	531,577	easyJet
5	6	Munich, Germany	449,715	Lufthansa, AirDolomiti, Easyjet
6	2	Amsterdam, Netherlands	380,877	easyJet
7	5	Lisbon, Portugal	375,371	easyJet, TAP Portugal
8		Copenhagen, Denmark	373,571	easyJet, Scandinavian Airlines
9		Frankfurt am Main, Germany	327,748	Lufthansa
10	4	Brussels, Belgium	300,206	Brussels Airlines, easyJet
11	2	Prague, Czech Republic	265,496	Czech Airlines, easyJet
12	3	Athens, Greece	257,898	Aegean Airlines, easyJet
13	3	Zürich, Switzerland	236,741	Swiss International Air Lines
14	5	London-Heathrow, United Kingdom	236,424	British Airways
15	3	Vienna, Austria	220,598	Austrian Airlines
16	6	Budapest, Hungary	194,689	Wizzair
17	3	Ibiza, Spain	188,667	Blue Panorama Airlines, easyJet, Meridiana, Neos Air, Vueling
18	5	Hamburg, Germany	187,173	easyJet, Germanwings
19		Berlin-Schönefeld, Germany	179,074	easyJet
20	1	Helsinki, Finland	177,345	Finnair
21	8	Düsseldof, Gemany	152,421	Germanwings
22	4	London-Luton, England	136,233	easyJet
23		Malaga, Spain	135,829	easyJet
24	12	Stuttgart Germany	130,172	easyJet, Germanwings
25	4	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	122,187	easyJet, Luxair
26	1	Warsaw, Poland	114,654	LOT Polish Airlines
27	4	Edinburgh, Scotland	114,162	easyJet

Busiest out of Europe (Shengen) Routes from/to Milan Malpensa (2015)^[40]

Rank	Rank var. (13–14)	City	Passengers	Airline(s)
1		New York-John F. Kennedy, New York, United States	671,989	Alitalia, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates
2		Dubai-International, United Arab Emirates	604,881	Emirates
3	1	Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey	376,854	Turkish Airlines
4	1	Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Russia	355,662	Aeroflot, Alitalia
5	1	Doha, Qatar	292,466	Qatar Airways
6	1	Tel Aviv, Israel	231,087	easyJet, El Al, Meridiana, Neos Air
7	3	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	225,379	Alitalia, Etihad Airways
8	1	Casablanca, Morocco	189,735	easyJet, Royal Air Maroc
9	3	Hong Kong, SAR	177,390	Cathay Pacific
10	5	Tirana, Albania	170,713	Alitalia, Blue Panorama Airlines
11	1	Cairo, Egypt	168,000	Egypt Air, Meridiana
11		Newark, New Jersey, United States	158,636	United Airlines
12	6	Shanghai, China	158,837	Air China
13	11	Tokyo, Japan	125,214	Alitalia
14	1	Marrakesh, Morocco	120,362	easyJet, Royal Air Maroc
15	1	São Paulo-Guarulhos, Brazil	117,137	LAN Airlines
16	7	Muscat, Oman	116,069	Oman Air
17	8	Istanbul, Turkey	115,258	Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines
18	3	Miami, Florida, United States	113,940	American Airlines
19	2	Tunis, Tunisia	111,861	Alitalia, Tunisair
20	5	Beijing, China	107,887	Air China
21		St.Petersburg, Russia	104,799	Aeroflot
22	5	Kiev, Ukraine	104,692	UIA

Countries with passenger movements from/to Milan Malpensa Airport (2014)

Rank	Country	Passengers 2015
1	Italy	2,534,875
2	Spain	1,866,281
3	Germany	1,526,263
4	UK	1,209,649
5	USA	975,120
6	France	897,238
7	UAE	830,260
8	Greece	597,451
9	Russia	512,288
10	Turkey	506,112
11	Portugal	438,041
12	Denmark	473,517
13	The Netherlands	380,877

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).^[41]

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.^[42]

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.^[43] 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.^[44] 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

• 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, Alessandria and Novara), Piedmont (Turin/Torino), Liguria (Genoa/Genova) and Switzerland (Bellinzona, Chiasso and Lugano).^[45]
• 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.

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:

• Malpensa Airport to/from City area – €90
• Malpensa Airport to/from Exhibit area (Fiera di Milano / Rho) – €60
• Malpensa Airport to/from Linate Airport – €100
• Malpensa Airport to/from Varese – €65

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.

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External links

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

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