Milan Malpensa Airport News

Qatar Airways increase flights to Milan Malpensa

Qatar Airways will increase its flights to Milan Malpensa by adding an additional three weekly flights to Doha from May.

The airline currently offers eleven flights per week, seven operated with A330 aircraft (both -200 and -300 variants) and four flights using an A320 aircraft. 

From May 1, 2012 the A320 aircraft will be increased to a daily schedule, offering a twice daily schedule from Milan Malpensa..

The Gulf airlines already have a strong presence in the Italian market.  Qatar Airways already flies double daily to Rome Fiumicino and daily to Venice from Doha; Emirates Airline also serves the same three markets from Dubai; Gulf Air has links from Bahrain to Milan and Rome, while Etihad Airways and Oman Air serve Milan from Abu Dhabi and Muscat, respectively.

An estimated 26,000 passengers travelled between Milan Malpensa and Doha in the last year, but like most of Qatar Airways’ routes point-to-point traffic is supplement by a strong transfer demand (estimated at 84.3 per cent of the airline’s total traffic on the Milan Malpensa route).

Emirates announce third daily flight for Milan Malpensa

Emirates announce a third daily flight to Milan Malpensa from June 1, increasing to 49 the number of weekly flights to Italy from Dubai.

The new service will be operated by a 237-seat Airbus A330-200 in a three-class configuration.

“Our European network is growing stronger and stronger and a number of important developments are taking place in Italy,” said Salem Obaidalla, Emirates’ senior vice president, commercial operations, Europe and Russian Federation. “This is another significant investment in the Italian market and we look forward to offering further choice and excellent value for money to travelers and businesses, including the cargo community.”

“Emirates’ announcement of its third daily flight from Dubai to Milan Malpensa represents the importance of the airport to the airline’s European network,” said Giuseppe Bonomi, president of SEA, the Airport Management Company. ”

The increase in the number of flights was made possible by the development of facilities and services dedicated to Emirates into the airport by SEA, contributing to the extraordinary quality of services the company offers to its passengers.”

The new Milan Malpensa service will be operated by a 237-seat Airbus A330-200 in a three-class configuration, adding an additional 15 tons of daily cargo capacity to an already active cargo route.

Ethiopian Airlines new service Milan Malpensa

Ethiopian Airlines on 3 July added its second destination in Italy. From its hub in Addis Ababa, the future Star Alliance member now serves Milan Malpensa with five weekly flights operated with 757-200 aircraft.

By adding Milan Malpensa to its network, Ethiopian reinforces the ties between the two countries enhancing trade and investment. The new services will provide our customers easy and convenient access to Milan, Italy’s city of fashion, industry and art, five times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

The first flight event was held at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, VIP Lounge -3 in the presence of his Excellency Mr. Renzo Rosso, the Italian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, invited guests and officials of the airline.

On the launching event, the CEO Mr. Tewolde said, “Our new non-stop service between Addis Ababa and Milan will not only reduce travel time between Ethiopia and Northern Italy but will also create vital connectivity between Africa and Southern Germany, Switzerland, and other Southern European Countries.”

His Excellency Ambassador Renzo Rosso on his part stated that the new services to Milan Malpensa play a major role to enhance the two countries’ political and economic ties as Milan is Italy’s major business and fashion capital.

The commencement of the new service to Milan Malpensa marks the national carrier’s 63rd destination globally, and its seventh in Europe further enhancing the Airline’s commitment to expand its services.