Milan Malpensa Airport

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 Canton of 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 (Terminal 1 and Terminal 2) and two runways as well as a dedicated cargo terminal.

Milan Malpensa Airport

Aeroporto di Milano Malpensa
"Città di Milano"
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSEA Aeroporti di Milano
ServesMilan, Italy
LocationFerno, Varese
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL1,000 ft / 304.8 m
Coordinates45°37′48″N 8°43′23″E
Websitemilanomalpensa.eu
Map
MXP
Location within Northern Italy
MXP
MXP (Piedmont)
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 (2019)
Passengers28,846,299
Passenger change 18–19 16.7%
Aircraft movements234,054
Movements change 18–19 20.3%
Cargo (tons)558,481
Source: ASSAEROPORTI[2]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[3]

In 2019, Malpensa Airport handled 28,846,299 passengers and was the 20th 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
Control tower with the Italian Alps visible in the background
Exterior of Terminal 1
Apron view

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: Società 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 Società 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 there. 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 A319-100 landing at Malpensa with the Alps visible in the background

Malpensa Airport has two passenger terminals and they are connected by airport shuttle buses 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 intercontinental flights.
  • Terminal 1C, opened in January 2013, handles non-Schengen, intercontinental flights and security-sensitive flights to USA and Israel.

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
Air Albania Tirana
Air Algérie Algiers
airBaltic Riga
Air Cairo Sharm El Sheikh
Air Canada Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Air China Beijing–Capital, Shanghai–Pudong
Air Dolomiti Seasonal charter: Olbia[13]
Air Europa Madrid
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air France Hop Lyon, Nantes
Air Horizont Seasonal charter: Brindisi,[14] Lamezia Terme,[15] Olbia, Pantelleria[16]
Air India Delhi
Air Moldova Chisinau
Air Nostrum Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca[12]
Air Serbia Belgrade
AlbaStar Seasonal: Catania, Lourdes/Tarbes, Marsa Alam, Palermo, Trapani (begins 10 July 2020)[17]
Seasonal charter:[18] Sharm El Sheikh, Tromsø[19]
Alitalia New York–JFK, Rome–Fiumicino, Tokyo–Narita
Seasonal: Malé
Seasonal charter: Hamburg,[20] Pointe-à-Pitre[20]
AlMasria Universal Airlines Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh[21]
American Airlines Miami, New York–JFK
AnadoluJet Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku
Belavia Minsk
Blue Air Bucharest
Blue Panorama Airlines Cancún, Havana, Tirana
Seasonal: Antigua, Cayo Largo, Heraklion, Holguín, Kos, Lampedusa, Mombasa, Pantelleria, Rhodes, Santo Domingo–Las Américas, Skiathos, Zanzibar
Seasonal charter: Fuerteventura,[22] Lanzarote,[23] Marsa Alam,[24] Sharm El Sheikh[24]
British Airways London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines Brussels
Bulgaria Air Sofia
Cabo Verde Airlines Sal
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong
Croatia Airlines Seasonal: Zagreb
Czech Airlines Prague
Delta Air Lines New York–JFK
Seasonal: Atlanta
easyJet Agadir, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Berlin–Brandenburg (begins 25 October 2020),[25] Berlin–Schönefeld (ends 24 October 2020),[26] Berlin–Tegel (ends 24 October 2020),[27] Bordeaux, Brindisi, Bristol, Cagliari, Catania, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Granada, Kraków, Lamezia Terme, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Lisbon, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Luxembourg, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Marrakech, Marsa Alam, Munich, Nantes, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Sharm El Sheikh (resumes 5 July 2020),[28] Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv, Tenerife–South, Tirana, Toulouse
Seasonal: Alghero, Alicante, Aqaba, Bilbao, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kos, Malta, Menorca, Mykonos, Preveza/Lefkada (begins 3 July 2020),[29] Pula, Rhodes, Santorini, Split, Tivat (begins 3 July 2020),[29] Zadar, Zakynthos
EgyptAir Cairo
El Al Tel Aviv
Emirates Dubai–International, New York–JFK
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi
Eurowings Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart
EVA Air Taipei–Taoyuan (begins 1 February 2021)[30]
Finnair Helsinki
Freebird Airlines Seasonal charter: Bodrum[31]
Iberia Madrid
Icelandair Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík
Iran Air Tehran–Imam Khomeini
KLM Amsterdam
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon
Kuwait Airways Kuwait City
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich
Luxair Luxembourg
Middle East Airlines Beirut
Neos Boa Vista, Cancún, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Guiyang, Havana, Holguín, La Romana, Luxor, Malé, Marsa Alam, Mombasa, Montego Bay, Nanjing, Sal, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife–South, Varadero
Seasonal: Amman–Queen Alia (resumes 30 July 2020),[32] Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Cayo Largo, Djerba (resumes 6 July 2020),[33] Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Karpathos, Kos, Lamezia Terme, Lanzarote, Marsa Matruh, Menorca, Mykonos, Nanchang, Nosy Be, Olbia, Palma de Mallorca, Phu Quoc, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Salalah, Skiathos, Yangon, Zanzibar
Seasonal charter: Hamburg,[34] Pointe-à-Pitre,[35] Rostock,[35] Stockholm–Arlanda[36]
Nesma Airlines Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh[12]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Oslo–Gardermoen
Nouvelair Seasonal: Djerba, Monastir (resumes 6 July 2020),[37] Tunis (begins 6 July 2020)[37]
Oman Air Muscat
Pakistan International Airlines Lahore, Sialkot
Qatar Airways Doha
Rossiya Saint Petersburg
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
Ryanair Alicante, Barcelona (begins 25 October 2020),[38] Bari, Berlin–Tegel, Brindisi, Bristol, Brussels, Bucharest, Cagliari (begins 25 October 2020),[38] Catania, Comiso, Dublin, Gran Canaria, Kaunas, Lamezia Terme, London–Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Palermo, Porto, Seville, Tenerife–South (resumes 26 October 2020),[38] Valencia, Vienna (begins 1 August 2020)[39]
Seasonal: Alghero, Almeria, Heraklion, Kalamata (begins 5 July 2020),[40] Palma de Mallorca
S7 Airlines Moscow–Domodedovo
Saudia Jeddah, Riyadh
Seasonal: Medina
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen, Oslo–Gardermoen
Seasonal: Bergen, Stavanger, Stockholm–Arlanda
Singapore Airlines Singapore
Swiss International Air Lines Zurich
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon, Porto
Thai Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Casablanca
Tunisair Tunis
Seasonal: Djerba, Monastir
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Twin Jet Marseille
Seasonal: Nice
Ukraine International Airlines Kiev–Boryspil
United Airlines Newark
Ural Airlines Moscow–Zhukovsky (begins 30 June 2020)[41]
Utair Moscow–Vnukovo
Uzbekistan Airways Seasonal: Tashkent, Urgench
Vueling Barcelona, Bilbao, Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Alicante, Ibiza
Wizz Air Athens (begins 31 July 2020), Belgrade (begins 18 July 2020),[42] Budapest, Eindhoven (begins 2 July 2020),[43] Fuerteventura (begins 31 July 2020), Gran Canaria (begins 5 July 2020),[43] Kraków (begins 13 July 2020),[43] Kutaisi, Lisbon (begins 3 July 2020), London–Luton (begins 3 July 2020), Marrakesh (begins 1 August 2020), Ohrid, Podgorica, Porto (begins 17 July 2020), Pristina (begins 18 July 2020), Reykjavik–Keflavík (begins 3 July 2020), Skopje, Tallinn (begins 18 July 2020), Tel Aviv (begins 17 July 2020), Tenerife–South (begins 4 July 2020), Thessaloniki (begins 31 July 2020), Tirana (begins 16 July 2020),[44] Valencia (begins 17 July 2020), Vienna, Vilnius
Seasonal: Corfu (begins 31 July 2020), Menorca (begins 3 July 2020), Rhodes (begins 1 August 2020), Santorini (begins 31 July 2020), Zakynthos (begins 1 August 2020)[45]

Cargo

The following airlines operate regular cargo services to and from Malpensa:[46]

AirlinesDestinations
AeroLogic Hong Kong, Leipzig/Halle
AirBridgeCargo 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, Vilnius
Cathay Pacific Delhi, Hong Kong, London–Heathrow, Manchester, Mumbai
DHL Aviation Ancona, Barcelona, Brussels, Bucharest, East Midlands, Leipzig/Halle, London–Heathrow, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Madrid, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
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, Vienna, Zaragoza
Lufthansa Cargo Cairo, Frankfurt
Nippon Cargo Airlines Amsterdam, Tokyo–Narita
Qatar Airways CargoChicago–O'Hare, Doha, London–Stansted, Tripoli–International
Royal Air Maroc Brussels, Casablanca
Saudia Cargo Brussels, Damman, Jeddah, Riyadh
Silk Way Airlines Baku
Swiftair East Midlands
Turkish Cargo Algiers, Istanbul–Atatürk

Statistics

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes to/from Milan Malpensa (2018)[47]
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		AirportPassengers% var.
(prev. year)		Airline(s)
1 Catania, Sicily 1,048,371 10.24Air Italy, AlbaStar, Alitalia, easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
2 Palermo, Sicily 673,401 81.54Air Italy, Alitalia, easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
3 2 Lamezia Terme, Calabria 557,529 80.38Air Italy, Alitalia, easyJet, Ryanair
4 1 Naples, Campania 359,168 29.13Air Italy, Alitalia, easyJet
5 1 Olbia, Sardinia 324,110 3.16Air Italy, Alitalia, Blue Panorama Airlines, easyJet, Neos Air
6 new Rome–Fiumicino, Lazio 242,114 newAir Italy, Alitalia
7 1 Bari, Apulia 229,529 10.17Alitalia, easyJet
8 1 Brindisi, Apulia 191,036 6.40Alitalia, easyJet, Neos Air
9 1 Cagliari, Sardinia 158,621 11.38Air Italy, Alitalia, easyJet, Neos Air
10 1 Comiso, Sicily 118,181 2.24Ryanair
Busiest routes between Milan Malpensa and destinations within the European Union (2018)[47]
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		AirportPassengers% var.
(prev. year)		Airline(s)
1 Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France 911,510 15.41Air France, Alitalia, easyJet
2 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands 840,160 12.78Alitalia, easyJet, KLM, Vueling
3 1 Barcelona, Spain 819,077 7.88easyJet, Vueling
4 1 London–Gatwick, United Kingdom 577,011 1.35easyJet
5 1 Madrid, Spain 544,472 9.63Air Europa, Alitalia, easyJet, Iberia, Ryanair
6 1 Munich, Germany 466,052 12.26AirDolomiti, easyJet, Lufthansa
7 1 Lisbon, Portugal 437,438 1.24Alitalia, easyJet, TAP Portugal
8 2 Frankfurt am Main, Germany 381,004 12.86Alitalia, Lufthansa
9 2 Vienna, Austria 377,191 25.16Austrian Airlines, Wizz Air
10 1 Copenhagen, Denmark 362,846 1.63Alitalia, easyJet, Scandinavian Airlines
11 3 Brussels, Belgium 337,104 8.21Alitalia, Brussels Airlines, Ryanair
12 Prague, Czech Republic 304,128 2.76Alitalia, Czech Airlines, easyJet
13 Athens, Greece 274,995 0.10Aegean Airlines, Alitalia, easyJet
14 London–Heathrow, United Kingdom 248,369 1.40Alitalia, British Airways
15 2 Budapest, Hungary 239,457 7.32Wizz Air
16 2 Düsseldorf, Germany 235,165 23.75Alitalia, Eurowings
17 2 Ibiza, Spain 225,132 0.69Alitalia, easyJet, Iberia, Neos Air, Vueling
18 2 London–Stansted, United Kingdom 217,971 2.37Ryanair
19 5 Paris–Orly, France 206,011 27.61Aigle Azur, Alitalia, easyJet, Vueling
20 Helsinki, Finland 195,876 7.24Finnair
21 2 Berlin–Schönefeld, Germany 183,298 1.19easyJet
22 16 Oporto, Portugal 177,852 115.74Ryanair, TAP Portugal
23 London–Luton, England 170,303 2.84easyJet
24 1 Edinburgh, Scotland 165,084 4.69Alitalia, easyJet
25 2 Málaga, Spain 159,629 3.13easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
26 4 Manchester, United Kingdom 152,858 11.26easyJet, FlyBe
27 1 Stuttgart, Germany 151,790 2.51easyJet, Eurowings
28 new Berlin–Tegel, Germany 149,610 neweasyJet, Ryanair
29 1 Luxembourg, Luxembourg 147,866 2.72easyJet, Luxair
30 1 Warsaw, Poland 137,333 3.99LOT Polish Airlines
31 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 129,491 13.10Alitalia, easyJet, Neos Air
32 11 Hamburg, Germany 129,223 25.67Eurowings
33 Valencia, Spain 128,252 newRyanair
34 4 Sofia, Bulgaria 113,709 8.28Bulgaria Air, Ryanair
35 3 Bucharest, Romania 112,400 1.56Blue Air, Ryanair
36 2 Stockholm–Arlanda, Sweden 109,095 5.88easyJet, Neos Air, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines
37 2 Mykonos, Greece 99,491 2.37easyJet, Neos
38 5 Cologne, Germany 94,148 12.97Eurowings
39 new Alicante, Spain 93,742 neweasyJet, Ryanair, Vueling
40 4 Menorca, Spain 85,662 2.22easyJet, Neos
41 Bordeaux, France 79,224 9.87easyJet
42 2 Tenerife, Spain 77,708 2.64easyJet, Neos, Ryanair
43 1 Dublin, Ireland 71,749 14.54Aer Lingus
44 5 Nantes, France 71,259 11.82easyJet
45 new Vilnius, Lithuania 67,869Wizz Air
46 3 Riga, Latvia 67,589 7.85airBaltic
47 2 Heraklion, Greece 61,370 5.31Blue Panorama Airlines, easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
48 11 Birmingham, United Kingdom 59,974 29.69FlyBe
49 3 Seville, Spain 54,643 0.19Ryanair
50 2 Toulouse, France 54,436 1.12easyJet
51 4 Lyon, France 53,475 1.13HOP!
52 2 Lanzarote, Spain 52,420 1.03easyJet, Neos Air
Busiest routes between Milan Malpensa and destinations outside the European Union (2018)[47]
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		CityPassengers% var.
(prev. year)		Airline(s)
1 New York–JFK, New York, United States 791,985 15.30Air Italy, Alitalia, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates
2 Dubai-International, United Arab Emirates 681,844 3.18Emirates
3 Istanbul–Atatürk, Turkey 416,778 6.30Turkish Airlines
4 Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Russia 398,790 6.78Aeroflot
5 Doha, Qatar 359,792 14.19Qatar Airways
6 1 Tirana, Albania 283,107 6.06Blue Panorama Airlines, Ernest Airlines
7 1 Tel Aviv, Israel 275,348 0.89Alitalia, easyJet, El Al, Neos Air
8 1 Zurich, Switzerland 229,597 5.95Swiss International Air Lines
9 1 Cairo, Egypt 215,614 4.03Air Italy, Egypt Air
10 1 Hong Kong, SAR 176,538 0.38Cathay Pacific
11 6 Miami, Florida, United States 176,283 36.95Air Italy, American Airlines
12 1 Muscat, Oman 164,120 8.39Oman Air
13 1 Shanghai, China 148,389 3.64Air China
14 2 São Paulo, Brazil 147,770 7.22LATAM Brasil
15 9 Bangkok, Thailand 145,414 46.34Air Italy, Thai Airways International
16 Newark, New Jersey, United States 145,394 10.31United Airlines
17 9 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 143,445 34.96Etihad Airways
18 3 Casablanca, Morocco 133,982 0.94Jetairfly, Royal Air Maroc
19 1 Tokyo, Japan 130,477 1.84Alitalia
20 2 Beijing, China 124,394 20.47Air China
21 2 Oslo, Norway 118,130 2.72Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines
22 1 Kyiv, Ukraine 116,101 7.75Ukraine International Airlines
23 3 Tunis, Tunisia 113,614 2.29Tunisair
24 1 Singapore, Singapore 112,287 11.23Singapore Airlines
25 new Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 108,124 newAir Cairo, Air Italy, Neos Air
26 Saint Petersburg, Russia 103,460 16.46Rossiya Airlines
27 8 Marsa Alam, Egypt 102,956 79.19Air Cairo, Neos Air
28 3 Havana, Cuba 92,704 5.36Blue Panorama Airlines, Neos
29 2 Delhi, India 92,583 11.36Air India, Air Italy
30 2 Marrakesh, Morocco 88,805 7.17easyJet
31 2 Toronto, Canada 75,347 25.90Air Canada, Air Italy
32 3 Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Turkey 69,684 0.88Turkish Airlines
33 3 Seoul, South Korea 68,056 1.89Korean Air
34 3 Belgrade, Serbia 65,439 1.81Air Serbia
35 3 Tehran, Iran 62,207 0.24Iran Air, Mahan Air
36 new Moscow–Domodedovo, Russia 61,429 newAir Italy
37 new Moscow–Vnukovo, Russia 60,114 newUtair
38 new Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 56,481 newEthiopian Airlines
39 new La Romana, Dominican Republic 53,448 newNeos Air
40 new Zanzibar, Tanzania 52,810 newBlue Panorama Airlines, Neos Air
41 new Dakar, Senegal 51,104 newAir Italy

Movements by country
European Union countries with passenger movements
from/to Milan Malpensa Airport (2018)
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		CountryPassengers 2018
1 Italy 4,093,221
2 Spain 2,559,852
3 1 Germany 1,805,491
4 1 UK 1,717,631
5 France 1,396,510
6 Netherlands 841,773
7 Greece 652,323
8 Portugal 644,147
9 2 Austria 377,548
10 Denmark 367,156
11 2 Belgium 337,648
12 Czech Republic 304,878
13 Hungary 240,128
14 1 Poland 232,147
15 1 Finland 198,838
16 Luxembourg 147,866
17 Romania 119,021
18 Bulgaria 114,080
19 Sweden 109,465
20 1 Lithuania 75,768
21 1 Ireland 71,749
22 1 Estonia 36,937
23 1 Cyprus 34,714
24 Malta 10,198

General statistics
Years Movements % variation Passengers % variation Cargo (tons) % variation
2000 249,107 13.3 20,716,815 22.1 301,045 4.6
2001 236,409 5.1 18,570,494 10.4 323,707 7.5
2002 214,886 9.1 17,441,250 6.1 328,241 1.4
2003 213,554 0.6 17,621,585 1 362,587 10.5
2004 218,048 2.1 18,554,874 5.3 361,237 13.1
2005 227,718 4.4 19,630,514 5.8 384,752 6.5
2006 247,456 8.7 21,767,267 10.9 419,128 8,9
2007 267,941 8.3 23,885,391 9.7 486,666 16.1
2008 218,476 18.5 19,221,632 19.5 415,952 14.5
2009 187,551 14.2 17,551,635 8.7 344,047 17.3
2010 193,771 3.3 18,947,808 8 432,674 25.8
2011 190,838 1.5 19,303,131 1.8 450,446 4.1
2012 174,892 8.4 18,537,301 4 414,317 8
2013 164,745 5.8 17,955,075 3.1 430,343 3.9
2014 166,749 1.2 18,853,203 5 469,657 9.1
2015 160,484 3.8 18,582,043 1.4 511,191 8.8
2016 166,842 4 19,420,690 4.5 548,767 7.4
2017 178,953 7.3 22,169,167 14.2 589,719 7.5
2018 194,515 8.7 24,725,490 11.5 572,774.8 2.9
2019 234,054 20.3 28,846,299 16.7 558,481.5 2.5
January-April 2020 37,849 39.4 3,829,575 50.8 142,676.2 18.4
Evolution of the number of passengers since 2000 (million of people)[48]

Rail
Main articles: Malpensa Aeroporto Terminal 1 railway station and Malpensa Aeroporto Terminal 2 railway station
Malpensa Express at Milan Cadorna station platform 1
Connection between Terminal 1 and its railway station

The airport is served by two train stations, one in each terminal.

Malpensa Express
Main article: Malpensa Express

Malpensa Express is a direct train connection between Terminal 2, Terminal 1 and Milan's city center.

As of 2019, its service is based on a clock-face timetable with four services per hour in both directions: two run between the two airport terminals and Milan Cadorna station; the other two between the two airport terminals, Milan Garibaldi and Milan Centrale stations. All services call at Busto Arsizio Nord, Saronno (connections for Como, Novara and Varese) and Milan Bovisa stations.[49]

The journey time ranges between 30 and 50 minutes, depending on the type of service and number of stops.

Other train services

TiLo operate services to Bellinzona in Switzerland.[50]

Milan's Suburban Line S10 (Milano Rogoredo–Milano Bovisa) has run to Malpensa Airport/Aeroporto since June 2010.[51] 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • From March 2018 both Terminals are connected to major cities in Northern Italy. This service is provided by BusItalia Fast (a society participated by Trenitalia and the Italian Rail Co.) and connects the airport with Aosta (Aosta Valley), Novara, Santhià, Turin (Piedmont), Sanremo, Savona, Ventimiglia (Liguria) once a day; Padua, Venice Marco Polo Airport, Verona (Veneto), Trieste (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) twice a day; Genoa (Liguria) three times a day.[52]

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 Busto Arsizio and by the State Road SS336dir from Magenta.

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