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 around 17 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"
IATA: MXP ICAO: LIMC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	SEA Aeroporti di Milano
Serves	Milan, Italy
Location	Ferno, Varese
Hub for	Cargolux Italia FedEx Express[1] Neos
Focus city for	Alitalia Blue Panorama Airlines easyJet Ryanair Wizz Air
Elevation AMSL	1,000 ft / 304.8 m
Coordinates	45°37′48″N 8°43′23″E
Website	milanomalpensa.eu
Map
MXP Location within Northern Italy Show map of Lombardy MXP MXP (Piedmont) Show map of Piedmont MXP MXP (Italy) Show map of Italy MXP MXP (Europe) Show map of Europe
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17L/35R 3,920 12,861 Asphalt 17R/35L 3,920 12,861 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 28,846,299 Passenger change 18–19 16.7% Aircraft movements 234,054 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]

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Athens
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 Europa	Madrid
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air France Hop	Lyon, Nantes
Air Horizont	Seasonal charter: Olbia[13]
Air India	Delhi
Air Moldova	Chisinau
Air Senegal	Dakar-Diass (begins 18 September 2020)[14]
Air Serbia	Belgrade
AlbaStar	Seasonal: Catania, Lourdes/Tarbes, Marsa Alam, Palermo, Trapani Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh,[15] Tromsø[16]
Alitalia	New York–JFK, Rome–Fiumicino, Tokyo–Narita Seasonal: Cagliari (ends 15 September 2020),[17] Malé Seasonal charter: Hamburg,[18] Pointe-à-Pitre[18]
American Airlines	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, Holguín, Lampedusa, Olbia, Mombasa, Pantelleria, Santo Domingo–Las Américas, Zanzibar
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),[19] Berlin–Schönefeld (ends 24 October 2020),[20] Berlin–Tegel (ends 24 October 2020),[21] 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 September 2020),[22] Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv, Tenerife–South, Tirana, Toulouse Seasonal: Alghero, Alicante, Aqaba, Bilbao, Comiso (begins 29 June 2021),[23] Corfu, Dubrovnik, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kos, Malta, Menorca, Mykonos, Preveza/Lefkada, Pula, Rhodes, Santorini, Split, Tivat (begins 28 June 2021),[24] 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)[25]
Finnair	Helsinki
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 1 October 2020),[26] Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Cayo Largo, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Karpathos, Kos, Lamezia Terme, Lampedusa, Lanzarote, Marsa Matruh, Menorca, Mykonos, Nanchang, Nosy Be, Olbia, Palma de Mallorca, Phuket, Phu Quoc, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Salalah, Skiathos, Yangon, Zanzibar Seasonal charter: Hamburg,[27] Pointe-à-Pitre,[28] Rostock,[28] Stockholm–Arlanda[29]
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Oslo–Gardermoen
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),[30] Bari, Berlin–Brandenburg (begins 25 October 2020),[31] Brindisi, Bristol, Brussels, Bucharest, Cagliari (begins 25 October 2020),[30] Catania, Comiso, Dublin, Gran Canaria, Kaunas, Lamezia Terme, London–Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Palermo, Porto, Seville, Tenerife–South (resumes 26 October 2020),[30] Valencia, Vienna Seasonal: Alghero, Almeria, Heraklion, Kalamata, 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
SriLankan Airlines	Colombo
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 (begin 27 August 2020)[32]
Utair	Moscow–Vnukovo
Uzbekistan Airways	Seasonal: Tashkent, Urgench
Vueling	Barcelona, Bilbao, Paris–Orly Seasonal: Alicante, Ibiza
Wizz Air	Alexandria–Borg El Arab (begins 17 September 2020),[33] Athens, Belgrade (begins 3 September 2020),[34] Budapest, Eindhoven, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Kharkiv (begins 26 October 2020),[35] Kraków, Kutaisi (resumes 3 May 2021),[36] Kyiv-Zhulyany (begins 28 March 2021),[37] Lisbon, London–Luton, Lviv (begins 14 August 2020),[38] Marrakesh (begins 15 September 2020), Odessa (begins 29 March 2021),[39] Ohrid, Podgorica, Porto, Pristina (begins 1 September 2020), Reykjavik–Keflavík, Skopje, Tallinn, Tel Aviv (begins 25 October 2020), Tenerife–South, Thessaloniki, Tirana, Valencia, Vienna, Vilnius, Zaporizhia (begins 27 October 2020)[40] Seasonal: Corfu, Heraklion, Ibiza, Menorca, Rhodes, Santorini, Zakynthos

Cargo

The following airlines operate regular cargo services to and from Malpensa:[41]

Airlines	Destinations
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
Cargolux	Campinas–Viracopos, Chicago–O'Hare, 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, 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 Cargo	Cairo
Emirates SkyCargo	Dubai–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 Cargo	Chicago–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)[42]

Rank	Rank var. (prev. year)	Airport	Passengers	% var. (prev. year)	Airline(s)
1		Catania, Sicily	1,048,371	10.24	Air Italy, AlbaStar, Alitalia, easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
2		Palermo, Sicily	673,401	81.54	Air Italy, Alitalia, easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
3	2	Lamezia Terme, Calabria	557,529	80.38	Air Italy, Alitalia, easyJet, Ryanair
4	1	Naples, Campania	359,168	29.13	Air Italy, Alitalia, easyJet
5	1	Olbia, Sardinia	324,110	3.16	Air Italy, Alitalia, Blue Panorama Airlines, easyJet, Neos Air
6	new	Rome–Fiumicino, Lazio	242,114	new	Air Italy, Alitalia
7	1	Bari, Apulia	229,529	10.17	Alitalia, easyJet
8	1	Brindisi, Apulia	191,036	6.40	Alitalia, easyJet, Neos Air
9	1	Cagliari, Sardinia	158,621	11.38	Air Italy, Alitalia, easyJet, Neos Air
10	1	Comiso, Sicily	118,181	2.24	Ryanair

Busiest routes between Milan Malpensa and destinations within the European Union (2018)[42]

Rank	Rank var. (prev. year)	Airport	Passengers	% var. (prev. year)	Airline(s)
1		Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France	911,510	15.41	Air France, Alitalia, easyJet
2	1	Amsterdam, Netherlands	840,160	12.78	Alitalia, easyJet, KLM, Vueling
3	1	Barcelona, Spain	819,077	7.88	easyJet, Vueling
4	1	London–Gatwick, United Kingdom	577,011	1.35	easyJet
5	1	Madrid, Spain	544,472	9.63	Air Europa, Alitalia, easyJet, Iberia, Ryanair
6	1	Munich, Germany	466,052	12.26	AirDolomiti, easyJet, Lufthansa
7	1	Lisbon, Portugal	437,438	1.24	Alitalia, easyJet, TAP Portugal
8	2	Frankfurt am Main, Germany	381,004	12.86	Alitalia, Lufthansa
9	2	Vienna, Austria	377,191	25.16	Austrian Airlines, Wizz Air
10	1	Copenhagen, Denmark	362,846	1.63	Alitalia, easyJet, Scandinavian Airlines
11	3	Brussels, Belgium	337,104	8.21	Alitalia, Brussels Airlines, Ryanair
12		Prague, Czech Republic	304,128	2.76	Alitalia, Czech Airlines, easyJet
13		Athens, Greece	274,995	0.10	Aegean Airlines, Alitalia, easyJet
14		London–Heathrow, United Kingdom	248,369	1.40	Alitalia, British Airways
15	2	Budapest, Hungary	239,457	7.32	Wizz Air
16	2	Düsseldorf, Germany	235,165	23.75	Alitalia, Eurowings
17	2	Ibiza, Spain	225,132	0.69	Alitalia, easyJet, Iberia, Neos Air, Vueling
18	2	London–Stansted, United Kingdom	217,971	2.37	Ryanair
19	5	Paris–Orly, France	206,011	27.61	Aigle Azur, Alitalia, easyJet, Vueling
20		Helsinki, Finland	195,876	7.24	Finnair
21	2	Berlin–Schönefeld, Germany	183,298	1.19	easyJet
22	16	Oporto, Portugal	177,852	115.74	Ryanair, TAP Portugal
23		London–Luton, England	170,303	2.84	easyJet
24	1	Edinburgh, Scotland	165,084	4.69	Alitalia, easyJet
25	2	Málaga, Spain	159,629	3.13	easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
26	4	Manchester, United Kingdom	152,858	11.26	easyJet, FlyBe
27	1	Stuttgart, Germany	151,790	2.51	easyJet, Eurowings
28	new	Berlin–Tegel, Germany	149,610	new	easyJet, Ryanair
29	1	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	147,866	2.72	easyJet, Luxair
30	1	Warsaw, Poland	137,333	3.99	LOT Polish Airlines
31		Palma de Mallorca, Spain	129,491	13.10	Alitalia, easyJet, Neos Air
32	11	Hamburg, Germany	129,223	25.67	Eurowings
33		Valencia, Spain	128,252	new	Ryanair
34	4	Sofia, Bulgaria	113,709	8.28	Bulgaria Air, Ryanair
35	3	Bucharest, Romania	112,400	1.56	Blue Air, Ryanair
36	2	Stockholm–Arlanda, Sweden	109,095	5.88	easyJet, Neos Air, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines
37	2	Mykonos, Greece	99,491	2.37	easyJet, Neos
38	5	Cologne, Germany	94,148	12.97	Eurowings
39	new	Alicante, Spain	93,742	new	easyJet, Ryanair, Vueling
40	4	Menorca, Spain	85,662	2.22	easyJet, Neos
41		Bordeaux, France	79,224	9.87	easyJet
42	2	Tenerife, Spain	77,708	2.64	easyJet, Neos, Ryanair
43	1	Dublin, Ireland	71,749	14.54	Aer Lingus
44	5	Nantes, France	71,259	11.82	easyJet
45	new	Vilnius, Lithuania	67,869		Wizz Air
46	3	Riga, Latvia	67,589	7.85	airBaltic
47	2	Heraklion, Greece	61,370	5.31	Blue Panorama Airlines, easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
48	11	Birmingham, United Kingdom	59,974	29.69	FlyBe
49	3	Seville, Spain	54,643	0.19	Ryanair
50	2	Toulouse, France	54,436	1.12	easyJet
51	4	Lyon, France	53,475	1.13	HOP!
52	2	Lanzarote, Spain	52,420	1.03	easyJet, Neos Air

Busiest routes between Milan Malpensa and destinations outside the European Union (2018)[42]

Rank	Rank var. (prev. year)	City	Passengers	% var. (prev. year)	Airline(s)
1		New York–JFK, New York, United States	791,985	15.30	Air Italy, Alitalia, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates
2		Dubai-International, United Arab Emirates	681,844	3.18	Emirates
3		Istanbul–Atatürk, Turkey	416,778	6.30	Turkish Airlines
4		Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Russia	398,790	6.78	Aeroflot
5		Doha, Qatar	359,792	14.19	Qatar Airways
6	1	Tirana, Albania	283,107	6.06	Blue Panorama Airlines, Ernest Airlines
7	1	Tel Aviv, Israel	275,348	0.89	Alitalia, easyJet, El Al, Neos Air
8	1	Zurich, Switzerland	229,597	5.95	Swiss International Air Lines
9	1	Cairo, Egypt	215,614	4.03	Air Italy, Egypt Air
10	1	Hong Kong, SAR	176,538	0.38	Cathay Pacific
11	6	Miami, Florida, United States	176,283	36.95	Air Italy, American Airlines
12	1	Muscat, Oman	164,120	8.39	Oman Air
13	1	Shanghai, China	148,389	3.64	Air China
14	2	São Paulo, Brazil	147,770	7.22	LATAM Brasil
15	9	Bangkok, Thailand	145,414	46.34	Air Italy, Thai Airways International
16		Newark, New Jersey, United States	145,394	10.31	United Airlines
17	9	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	143,445	34.96	Etihad Airways
18	3	Casablanca, Morocco	133,982	0.94	Jetairfly, Royal Air Maroc
19	1	Tokyo, Japan	130,477	1.84	Alitalia
20	2	Beijing, China	124,394	20.47	Air China
21	2	Oslo, Norway	118,130	2.72	Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines
22	1	Kyiv, Ukraine	116,101	7.75	Ukraine International Airlines
23	3	Tunis, Tunisia	113,614	2.29	Tunisair
24	1	Singapore, Singapore	112,287	11.23	Singapore Airlines
25	new	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	108,124	new	Air Cairo, Air Italy, Neos Air
26		Saint Petersburg, Russia	103,460	16.46	Rossiya Airlines
27	8	Marsa Alam, Egypt	102,956	79.19	Air Cairo, Neos Air
28	3	Havana, Cuba	92,704	5.36	Blue Panorama Airlines, Neos
29	2	Delhi, India	92,583	11.36	Air India, Air Italy
30	2	Marrakesh, Morocco	88,805	7.17	easyJet
31	2	Toronto, Canada	75,347	25.90	Air Canada, Air Italy
32	3	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Turkey	69,684	0.88	Turkish Airlines
33	3	Seoul, South Korea	68,056	1.89	Korean Air
34	3	Belgrade, Serbia	65,439	1.81	Air Serbia
35	3	Tehran, Iran	62,207	0.24	Iran Air, Mahan Air
36	new	Moscow–Domodedovo, Russia	61,429	new	Air Italy
37	new	Moscow–Vnukovo, Russia	60,114	new	Utair
38	new	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	56,481	new	Ethiopian Airlines
39	new	La Romana, Dominican Republic	53,448	new	Neos Air
40	new	Zanzibar, Tanzania	52,810	new	Blue Panorama Airlines, Neos Air
41	new	Dakar, Senegal	51,104	new	Air Italy

Movements by country

European Union countries with passenger movements
from/to Milan Malpensa Airport (2018)

Rank	Rank var. (prev. year)	Country	Passengers 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-June 2020	44,968	55	4,071,530	67.6	224,273.2	17

Evolution of the number of passengers since 2000 (million of people)[43]

Transport links

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.[44]

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.[45]

Milan's Suburban Line S10 (Milano Rogoredo–Milano Bovisa) has run to Malpensa Airport/Aeroporto since June 2010.[46] 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.[47]

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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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