Airports
Milan’s trio of airports each sing their own song
Commuting from the central business district of Milan, Italy, to its three airports, the advantages of Linate and its eight-minute ride become obvious.

Commuting from the central business district of Milan, Italy, to its three airports, the advantages of Linate and its eight-minute ride become obvious. Linate (LIML) is within Milan’s eastern limits while Malpensa International is some 28 mi west. Orio al Serio, in the city of Bergamo, 22 mi northeast, is another option. Given the oft gridlocked Italian motor traffic, Bergamo is an easier hop for the 2.5 million Milanese and those residing in the eastern suburbs than Linate.

The Italian ministry of transport, however, is focusing capital investment and marketing outreach on remote Malpensa, whose semantic Italian meaning is telling: “a swampy place.” Though malpensa refers to the marshy flood plain from the Italian Alps through the lake district, the description suits the regulatory muck facing local business aviation.