Milan–Malpensa Airport

Milan–Malpensa Airport
Aeroporto di Milano-Malpensa
"Città di Milano"
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator SEA Aeroporti di Milano
Serves Milan, Italy
Location Ferno
Hub for
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 Northern Italy
MXP
MXP (Italy)
MXP
MXP (Europe)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17L/35R 3,920 12,861 Asphalt
17R/35L 3,920 12,861 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 22,169,167
Passenger change 16-17 Increase 14.2%
Aircraft movements 178,953
Movements change 16-17 Increase 7.3%
Source: ASSAEROPORTI[2]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[3]

Milan–Malpensa Airport (IATA: MXP, ICAO: LIMC) is the largest international airport in 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[4] 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 2017, Malpensa Airport handled 22,169,167 passengers[3] and was the 26th busiest airport in Europe in terms of passengers and 2nd busiest airport in Italy 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 the busiest for freight and cargo, handling 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 make 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 bad weather.

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 only domestic services.

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.

The low-cost carrier EasyJet made Malpensa its main base after London Gatwick, with more than 20 of its Airbus A319s and Airbus A320s based here. The airline currently flies services from Malpensa to more than 70 destinations in Italy and across Europe.[5] Competitor Ryanair confirmed plans to open an operating base at Malpensa from December 2015, initially with one aircraft.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

Terminals

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

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

Terminal 1

Terminal 1, which opened in 1998, is the newer,[9] 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.[9] It is currently used exclusively by easyJet. All charter services, which were previously based in this terminal, moved to Terminal 1 upon its opening.

Prior to December 2016, the only public transport available at Terminal 2 was ATM (Transport for Milan) local buses or shuttle buses operated by Terravision, Autostradale and Malpensa Shuttle. Malpensa Airport additionally provides free shuttles connecting Terminal 2 to Terminal 1.[10] A new railway station at Terminal 2 was opened in December 2016.[11]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled, seasonal and charter flights to and from Malpensa:[12]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens
Seasonal: Kalamata
Aer Lingus Dublin
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Aigle Azur Paris–Orly
Air Algérie Algiers
Seasonal: Annaba
Air Cairo Alexandria-Borg El Arab, Luxor (begins 5 November 2018),[13] Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh
Air Canada Toronto–Pearson
Air China Beijing–Capital, Shanghai–Pudong
Air Dolomiti Seasonal charter: Olbia[14]
Air Europa Madrid
Seasonal charter: Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air India Delhi
Air Italy Accra, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Cairo, Catania, Dakar–Diass, Delhi (begins 6 December 2018),[15] Havana (ends 11 December 2018),[16] Lagos, Lamezia Terme, Miami, Moscow–Domodedovo (ends 15 October 2018),[17] Mumbai (begins 13 December 2018),[18] Naples, New York–JFK, Olbia, Palermo, Rome–Fiumicino, Sharm el-Sheikh
Seasonal: Mombasa (ends 16 December 2018), Zanzibar (ends 15 December 2018)[19]
Seasonal charter: Shenzhen
Air Horizont Seasonal charter: Brindisi,[20] Kalamata,[21] Kos,[22] Lamezia Terme,[23] Olbia,[14] Palermo,[24] Pantelleria[25]
Air Moldova Chișinău
Air Nostrum Seasonal charter: Menorca[26]
Air Serbia Belgrade
airBaltic Riga
AlbaStar Seasonal: Catania, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Lourdes, Palma de Mallorca
Seasonal charter: Bodø,[27] Heraklion, Ibiza, Karpathos, Kos, Marsa Alam, Menorca, Patras, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Samos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife South, Thessaloniki, Tromsø (begins 23 February 2019)[28]
Alitalia New York–JFK, Rome–Fiumicino, Tokyo–Narita
Seasonal: Malé (begins 1 November 2018)[29]
Seasonal charter: Hamburg,[30] Pointe-à-Pitre[30]
American Airlines New York–JFK, Miami
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku
Belavia Minsk
Blue Panorama Airlines Cancún, Havana, Tirana
Seasonal: Antigua, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Heraklion, Holguín, Lampedusa, La Romana, Mombasa, Montego Bay, Preveza, Rhodes, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo–Las Americas (resumes 21 December 2018),[31] Zanzibar
Seasonal charter: Fort-de-France (begins 21 November 2018)[32] [33]
British Airways London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines Brussels
Bulgaria Air Sofia
Cabo Verde Airlines Sal (ends 22 October 2018)[34]
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong
Croatia Airlines Seasonal: Zagreb
Czech Airlines Prague
Delta Air Lines New York–JFK
Seasonal: Atlanta
easyJet Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bari, Berlin–Schönefeld, Berlin–Tegel, Bordeaux, Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Faro, Granada, Kraków, Lamezia Terme, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Lisbon, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Luxembourg, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Marrakech, Munich, Nantes, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Tenerife South, Toulouse, Vienna (ends 27 October 2018)[35]
Seasonal: Alghero, Alicante, Athens, Bilbao, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Fuerteventura, Glasgow (ends 27 October 2018),[36] Heraklion, Hurghada (begins 28 October 2018),[37] Ibiza, Kephalonia, Kos, Lublin (ends 26 October 2018),[38] Malta, Menorca, Mykonos, Pula, Rhodes, Santiago de Compostela, Santorini, Split, Zadar, Zakynthos
EgyptAir Cairo
El Al Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Emirates New York–JFK
Ernest Airlines Kiev-Zhuliany (begins 19 October 2018),[39] Lviv, Tirana
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi
Eurowings Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart
Finnair Helsinki
Flybe Birmingham, Cardiff, London-Southend (ends 26 October 2018),[40] Manchester
flybmi Bristol
FlyOne Chișinău
HOP! Lyon, Nantes
Iberia Madrid
Icelandair Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík
Iran Air Tehran–Imam Khomeini
KLM Amsterdam
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon
Kuwait Airways Kuwait City (begins 29 October 2018)[41]
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos
Laudamotion Berlin–Tegel
Level Vienna (ends 6 January 2019)[42]
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich
Luxair Luxembourg
Mahan Air Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Middle East Airlines Beirut
Neos Boa Vista, Cancún, Cayo Largo, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Havana, Holguín, La Romana, Malé, Marsa Alam, Mombasa, Montego Bay, Nanjing, Nosy Be, Sal, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife South, Varadero
Seasonal: Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Freeport, Heraklion, Ibiza, Karpathos, Kos, Lamezia Terme, Lampedusa, Lanzarote, Mersa Matruh, Menorca, Mykonos, Olbia, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Phu Quoc, Porto Santo, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Salalah, Santorini, Skiathos, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Thessaloniki, Yangon (begins 30 October 2019),[43] Zanzibar
Seasonal charter: Bergen,[44] Dubai–Al Maktoum, Pointe-à-Pitre,[45] Rostock,[45] Stockholm–Arlanda[44]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Oslo–Gardermoen, Stockholm–Arlanda
Oman Air Muscat
Pakistan International Airlines Islamabad, Lahore
Qatar Airways Doha
Rossiya Airlines Saint Petersburg
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
Seasonal: Beni Mellal
Ryanair Alicante, Brussels, Bucharest, Catania, Comiso, Gran Canaria, Katowice, Kaunas (begins 29 October 2018),[46] Lamezia Terme, Liverpool, London–Stansted, Palermo, Porto, Seville, Sofia, Tenerife–South (begins 28 October 2018),[47] Valencia
Seasonal: Heraklion (begins 1 July 2019)[48]
Saudia Jeddah, Riyadh
Seasonal: Medina
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen, Oslo–Gardermoen
Seasonal: Stockholm–Arlanda
Singapore Airlines Singapore
Swiss International Air Lines Zürich
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon, Porto
Thai Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Casablanca
Tunisair Tunis
Seasonal: Djerba, Monastir
Turkish Airlines Istanbul–Atatürk, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Twin Jet Marseille
Seasonal: Nice
Ukraine International Airlines Kiev–Boryspil
United Airlines Newark
Utair Moscow–Vnukovo
Uzbekistan Airways Tashkent
Seasonal: Urgench
Vueling Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bilbao, Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Alicante, Ibiza
Wizz Air Budapest, Debrecen (resumes 15 December 2018),[49] Kutaisi, Podgorica, Skopje, Vienna (begins 22 February 2019),[50] Vilnius
WOW air Reykjavík–Keflavík

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–Viracopos, Chicago–O'Hare, 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 Bucharest, East Midlands, Leipzig/Halle, London–Heathrow, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Madrid
EgyptAir CargoCairo
Emirates SkyCargoDubai–Al Maktoum
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Addis Ababa
FedEx Express Ancona, Dubai–International, 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 CargoChicago–O'Hare,[51] Doha, London–Stansted, Tripoli–International
Royal Air Maroc Brussels, Casablanca
Saudia Cargo Brussels, Damman, Jeddah, Riyadh
Silk Way Airlines Baku[52]
Swiftair East Midlands[53]
Turkish Airlines Cargo Algiers, Istanbul–Atatürk[54]

Statistics

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes to/from Milan Malpensa (2017)[55]
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		AirportPassengers% var.
(prev. year)		Airline(s)
1SteadySicily Catania, SicilyIncrease 951,031Increase 93.30Air Italy, easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
2Increase 1Sicily Palermo, SicilyIncrease 370,939Increase 17.39Air Italy, easyJet, Ryanair
3Decrease 1Campania Naples, CampaniaIncrease 355,582Increase 1.60Air Italy, easyJet
4Increase 1Sardinia Olbia, SardiniaIncrease 314,193Increase 12.43Air Italy, easyJet, Neos Air
5Increase 1Calabria Lamezia Terme, CalabriaIncrease 309,080Increase 17.46Air Italy, easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
6Increase 1Apulia Bari, ApuliaIncrease 208,341Increase 6.49easyJet
7Increase 1Apulia Brindisi, ApuliaIncrease 179,551Increase 17.29easyJet, Neos Air
8Increase 1Sardinia Cagliari, SardiniaIncrease 178,982Increase 31.29easyJet, Neos Air
9Increase 1Sicily Comiso, SicilyDecrease 120,883Decrease 3.57Ryanair
Busiest routes between Milan Malpensa and destinations within the European Union (2017) [55]
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		AirportPassengers% var.
(prev. year)		Airline(s)
1Increase 3France Paris–Charles de Gaulle, FranceIncrease 789,798Increase 44.09Air France, easyJet
2Decrease 1Spain Barcelona, SpainIncrease 759,243Increase 10.66easyJet, Vueling
3Increase 2Netherlands Amsterdam, NetherlandsIncrease 744,949Increase 60.81easyJet, KLM, Vueling
4Decrease 2Spain Madrid, SpainIncrease 602,492Increase 0.09Air Europa, easyJet, Iberia
5Decrease 2United Kingdom London–Gatwick, United KingdomIncrease 569,331Increase 2.73easyJet
6Increase 1Portugal Lisbon, PortugalIncrease 442,911Increase 12.91easyJet, TAP Portugal
7Decrease 1Germany Munich, GermanyDecrease 415,153Decrease 1.81AirDolomiti, Easyjet, Lufthansa
8Increase 4Belgium Brussels, BelgiumIncrease 367,272Increase 37.04Brussels Airlines, Ryanair
9Decrease 1Denmark Copenhagen, DenmarkDecrease 357,009Decrease 0.70easyJet, Scandinavian Airlines
10Decrease 1Germany Frankfurt am Main, GermanyIncrease 337,590Increase 6.70Lufthansa
11Increase 6Austria Vienna, AustriaIncrease 301,359Increase 46.36Austrian Airlines, easyJet
12Decrease 1Czech Republic Prague, Czech RepublicIncrease 295,957Increase 5.84Czech Airlines, easyJet
13Decrease 3Greece Athens, GreeceDecrease 275,259Decrease 2.00Aegean Airlines, easyJet
14Decrease 1United Kingdom London–Heathrow, United KingdomIncrease 244,945Increase 3.77British Airways
15SteadySpain Ibiza, SpainIncrease 223,590Increase 4.79easyJet, Iberia, Neos Air, Vueling
16Decrease 2United Kingdom London–Stansted, United KingdomDecrease 223,266Decrease 4.84Ryanair
17Decrease 1Hungary Budapest, HungaryIncrease 223,131Increase 5.44Wizz Air
18Increase 4Germany Düsseldof, GermanyIncrease 190,029Increase 27.21Eurowings
19SteadyGermany Berlin–Schönefeld, GermanyIncrease 185,510Increase 8.45easyJet
20SteadyFinland Helsinki, FinlandIncrease 182,659Increase 7.98Finnair
21Decrease 3Germany Hamburg, GermanyDecrease 173,858Decrease 9.04Eurowings
22Increase 4United Kingdom Manchester, United KingdomIncrease 172,259Increase 25.69easyJet, FlyBe
23Increase 1United Kingdom London–Luton, EnglandIncrease 165,597Increase 14.22easyJet
24Increase 5France Paris–Orly, FranceIncrease 161,437Increase 46.11Vueling
25Decrease 4United Kingdom Edinburgh, ScotlandDecrease 157,693Decrease 0.11easyJet
26Decrease 1Germany Stuttgart, GermanyIncrease 155,696Increase 11.48easyJet, Eurowings
27Decrease 4Spain Málaga, SpainIncrease 154,782Increase 4.16easyJet, Neos Air
28Decrease 1Luxembourg Luxembourg, LuxembourgIncrease 151,994Increase 17.12easyJet, Luxair
29Decrease 1Poland Warsaw, PolandIncrease 132,063Increase 8.82LOT Polish Airlines
30Increase 9Bulgaria Sofia, BulgariaIncrease 123,974Increase 85.02Bulgaria Air, Ryanair
31Increase 1Spain Palma de Mallorca, SpainIncrease 114,185Increase 12.38easyJet, Neos Air
32Decrease 2Romania Bucharest, RomaniaIncrease 114,185Increase 6.03Ryanair
33SteadyGermany Cologne, GermanyIncrease 108,182Increase 14.13Eurowings
34Steady newSweden Stockholm–Arlanda, SwedenSteady 103,038SteadyeasyJet, Norwegian Air Shuttle
35Decrease 1Greece Mykonos, GreeceIncrease 97,184Increase 8.45easyJet, Neos
36SteadySpain Menorca, SpainIncrease 87,604Increase 8.08easyJet, Neos
37Decrease 6United Kingdom Birmingham, United KingdomDecrease 85,304Decrease 18.34FlyBe
38Steady newPortugal Oporto, PortugalSteady 82,437SteadyRyanair, TAP Portugal
39Steady newFrance Nantes, FranceSteady 80,812SteadyHOP!
40Decrease 5Spain Tenerife, SpainDecrease 79,816Decrease 1.54easyJet, Neos
41Decrease 3France Bordeaux, FranceIncrease 72,104Increase 3.64easyJet
42Steady newSpain Fuerteventura, SpainSteady 72,104SteadyAir Italy, easyJet, Neos Air
43SteadyLatvia Riga, LatviaIncrease 62,667Increase 24.44airBaltic
44Decrease 4Republic of Ireland Dublin, IrelandIncrease 62,640Increase 7.14Aer Lingus
45Decrease 8Greece Heraklion, GreeceDecrease 58,278Decrease 21.12Blue Panorama Airlines, easyJet, Neos Air
46Decrease 4Spain Seville, SpainIncrease 54,538Increase 5.07Ryanair
47Decrease 6France Lyon, FranceIncrease 54,087Increase 1.80HOP!
48Steady newFrance Toulouse, FranceSteady 53,832SteadyeasyJet
49Steady newGreece Rhodes, GreeceSteady 52,085SteadyBlue Panorama Airlines, easyJet, Neos Air
50Steady newSpain Lanzarote, SpainSteady 51,885SteadyeasyJet, Neos Air
Busiest routes between Milan Malpensa and destinations outside the European Union (2017)[55]
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		CityPassengers% var.
(prev. year)		Airline(s)
1SteadyUnited States New York–JFK, New York, United StatesDecrease 686,891Decrease 0.45Air Italy, Alitalia, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates
2SteadyUnited Arab Emirates Dubai-International, United Arab EmiratesIncrease 660,807Increase 12.46Emirates
3Increase 1Turkey Istanbul–Atatürk, TurkeyIncrease 392,078Increase 14.36Turkish Airlines
4Decrease 1Russia Moscow–Sheremetyevo, RussiaIncrease 373,473Increase 8.77Aeroflot
5SteadyQatar Doha, QatarIncrease 315,078Increase 0.51Qatar Airways
6Increase 1Israel Tel Aviv, IsraelIncrease 277,830Increase 12.30easyJet, El Al
7Increase 1Albania Tirana, AlbaniaIncrease 266,938Increase 27.41Blue Panorama Airlines, Ernest Airlines
8Decrease 2United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDecrease 220,537Decrease 15.40Alitalia, Etihad Airways
9SteadySwitzerland Zürich, SwitzerlandIncrease 216,711Increase 3.55Swiss International Air Lines
10Increase 1Egypt Cairo, EgyptIncrease 207,253Increase 27.26Air Italy, Egypt Air
11Decrease 1Hong Kong Hong Kong, SARIncrease 175,862Increase 3.12Cathay Pacific
12Increase 20Brazil São Paulo, BrazilIncrease 159,268Increase 165.16LATAM Brasil
13SteadyOman Muscat, OmanIncrease 151,415Increase 10.01Oman Air
14Increase 1China Shanghai, ChinaIncrease 143,179Increase 10.39Air China
15Increase 1Morocco Casablanca, MoroccoIncrease 132,728Increase 4.00Royal Air Maroc, Jetairfly
16Decrease 4United States Newark, New Jersey, United StatesDecrease 131,803Decrease 12.73United Airlines
17Increase 2United States Miami, Florida, United StatesIncrease 128,719Increase 15.36Air Italy, American Airlines
18Decrease 4Japan Tokyo, JapanDecrease 128,117Decrease 3.76Alitalia
19Increase 7Norway Oslo, NorwayIncrease 115,007Increase 30.06Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines
20Increase 1Tunisia Tunis, TunisiaIncrease 111,071Increase 6.45Tunisair
21Decrease 3Ukraine Kiev, UkraineDecrease 107,755Decrease 11.22Ukraine International Airlines
22Increase 2China Beijing, ChinaIncrease 103,258Increase 6.87Air China
23Decrease 1Singapore Singapore, SingaporeDecrease 100,953Decrease 2.37Singapore Airlines
24Increase 1Thailand Bangkok, ThailandIncrease 99,367Increase 5.10Air Italy, Thai Airways International
25Decrease 2Cuba Havana, CubaDecrease 97,956Decrease 0.66Air Italy, Blue Panorama Airlines, Neos
26Increase 2Russia Saint Petersburg, RussiaIncrease 88,838Increase 8.14Rossiya Airlines
27Increase 2India Delhi, IndiaIncrease 83,138Increase 19.26Air India
28Decrease 1Morocco Marrakesh, MoroccoDecrease 82,865Decrease 5.67easyJet
29Decrease 9Turkey Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, TurkeyDecrease 69,078Decrease 36.27Turkish Airlines
30SteadySouth Korea Seoul, South KoreaDecrease 66,794Decrease 2.48Korean Air
31SteadySerbia Belgrade, SerbiaIncrease 66,648Increase 4.62Air Serbia
32Increase 2Iran Tehran, IranIncrease 62,055Increase 18.47Iran Air, Mahan Air
33Increase 2Canada Toronto, CanadaIncrease 59,847Increase 17.80Air Canada
34Steady newMoldova Chisinau, MoldovaSteady 57,870SteadyAir Italy, Air Moldova
35Steady newEgypt Marsa Alam, EgyptSteady 57,455SteadyAir Cairo, Air Italy, Neos Air

Movements by country

European countries with passenger movements
from/to Milan Malpensa Airport (2017)
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		CountryPassengers 2017
1Steady SpainIncrease 2,391,661
2Steady UKIncrease 1,727,638
3Steady GermanyIncrease 1,612,567
4Steady FranceIncrease 1,257,960
6Decrease 1 GreeceIncrease 643,792
5Increase 1 NetherlandsIncrease 744,949
7Steady PortugalIncrease 536,018
9Decrease 1 DenmarkDecrease 357,419
12Increase 1 Czech RepublicIncrease 295,957
8Increase 2 BelgiumIncrease 367,272
11Increase 1 HungaryIncrease 223,285
10Increase 2 AustriaIncrease 301,634
13Steady FinlandIncrease 186,618
14Steady PolandIncrease 181,641
15Steady LuxembourgIncrease 151,994
16Steady RomaniaIncrease 143,802
17Steady BulgariaIncrease 123,974
19Decrease 2 IrelandIncrease 62,640
20Increase 1 LatviaIncrease 62,667
21Decrease 1 CyprusIncrease 33,765
22Decrease 1 EstoniaIncrease 30,334
18Increase 4 SwedenIncrease 103,203
23Steady MaltaIncrease 8,912
24Steady Slovak RepublicSteady 186

General statistics

Years Movements % variation Passengers % variation Cargo (tons) % variation
2000 249,107 Increase13.3 20,716,815 Increase22.1 301,045 Increase4.6
2001 236,409 Decrease5.1 18,570,494 Decrease10.4 323,707 Increase7.5
2002 214,886 Decrease9.1 17,441,250 Decrease6.1 328,241 Increase1.4
2003 213,554 Decrease0.6 17,621,585 Increase1 362,587 Increase10.5
2004 218,048 Increase2.1 18,554,874 Increase5.3 361,237 Increase13.1
2005 227,718 Increase4.4 19,630,514 Increase5.8 384,752 Increase6.5
2006 247,456 Increase8.7 21,767,267 Increase10.9 419,128 Increase8,9
2007 267,941 Increase8.3 23,885,391 Increase9.7 486,666 Increase16.1
2008 218,476 Decrease18.5 19,221,632 Decrease19.5 415,952 Decrease14.5
2009 187,551 Decrease14.2 17,551,635 Decrease8.7 344,047 Decrease17.3
2010 193,771 Increase3.3 18,947,808 Increase8 432,674 Increase25.8
2011 190,838 Decrease1.5 19,303,131 Increase1.8 450,446 Increase4.1
2012 174,892 Decrease8.4 18,537,301 Decrease4 414,317 Decrease8
2013 164,745 Decrease5.8 17,955,075 Decrease3.1 430,343 Increase3.9
2014 166,749 Increase1.2 18,853,203 Increase5 469,657 Increase9.1
2015 160,484 Decrease3.8 18,582,043 Decrease1.4 511,191 Increase8.8
2016 166,842 Increase4 19,420,690 Increase4.5 548,767 Increase7.4
2017 178,953 Increase7.3 22,169,167 Increase14.2 589,719 Increase7.5
January–August 2018 127,642 Increase7.1 16,443,456 Increase10.8 379,847.8 Decrease3.5
Evolution of the number of passengers since 2000 (million of people)[56]

Airline Operators Committee (AOC MXP)

The official association (AOC) consisting of airline station managers/representatives and service providers at Malpensa airport who are representing the interests of their respective companies and customers is active in the airport. The mission is to promote a cooperative and transparent relationship with our airport partners while maintaining focus on safety, customer experience and cost. The responsibilities of AOC cover: airport facilitation, emergency procedures, baggage working group and cargo working group. AOC also provides a great opportunity for airline managers to regularly meet together and with airport partners for a successful cooperation, discussion of current problems and development of joint solutions to optimize cooperation.

Rail

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

Malpensa Express

Malpensa Express trains run from Terminal 2 and Terminal 1 stations, to Milan Cadorna station in 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 Ferrovie Nord Milano, Saronno (connections for Varese and Como) and Milan Bovisa (connection with suburban services).[57]

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, with stopping services also calling at Busto Arsizio FNM station.[58]

Other train services

TiLo operate services to Bellinzona in Switzerland.[59]

Milan's Suburban Line S10 (Milano Rogoredo–Milano Bovisa) has run to Malpensa Airport/Aeroporto since June 2010.[60] Trains call at: Ferno, Busto Arsizio, Castellanza, Rescaldina, Saronno, Milano Bovisa, Milano Lancetti, Milano Porta Garibaldi M2-M5, Milano Repubblica M3, Milano Porta Venezia M1, Milano Dateo and Milano Porta Vittoria. The service was terminated in October 2012.

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, to allow more convenient access to high-speed international lines.

Bus

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.

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