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MALPENSA – After the transfer at the end of July to Linate, reopened precisely because of strong pressure from Alitalia, now the former national airline is carrying out the last act. As of October 1, the two daily flights between Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino will close. It will be a historic date in its own way: thanks to the lack of resumption of intercontinental traffic, In fact, Alitalia stops flying from an airport where it has been operating for 70 years and from the hub that was specially built for it in 1998..
The direct Malpensa-Fiumicino
Alitalia already tried once to suppress the Malpensa-Fiumicino shuttle, eliminating on January 1, 2017 the historical connection between the first and second airports in Italy, between the political capital of the country and the intercontinental airport of the economic capital. He returned in April 2018, reestablishing four daily connections. (for a total of 56 flights) which allowed taking off from Milan at 6.45 am and leaving the capital with the last flight at 9.40 pm.
With frequencies halved compared to before the Covid, Malpensa-Rome was the only Alitalia flight that remained in the moor after the move at the end of July, when with the reopening of Linate it returned to Milan practically all its active connections in that moment. It is enough to consult the company’s website to realize that the Malpensa-Roma is only available until September 30. Starting in October, those who want to get to Fiumicino from Milan will have to take off from Forlanini.
Alitalia disappears
Before Covid, Alitalia now had a marginal presence at the airport., Recorded less than 2% on the total of Malpensa passengers with only three active connections (Rome, New York and Tokyo). Only in the period between the closure and the reopening of Linate did it take on a leading role, with numerous national and European connections. But it was the swan song. In fact, from October Alitalia will stop flying from Malpensa. With the direct flight to Rome canceled, the restoration of New York continuing to slide, and the suspension of Tokyo until a later date, Alitalia effectively stops flying from Varese airport. It’s the final act after 11 years of continuous retirement, which began with the 2007/08 deshubbing. For some it is one more betrayal, for others a liberation.
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