MILAN Linate Airport in Italy is set for a temporary closure, with a three-month shutdown next year for runway works.
The project is scheduled for 27 Jul-27 Oct 2019, during which Alitalia has confirmed it will transfer all of its Linate flights to Milan Malpensa Airport – about 200 services per day.
Linate is about 10km from Milan’s city centre, while Malpensa – already Italy’s second busiest airport after Rome Fiumicino, is 50km away.
The closure of the airport is estimated to impact about 2.5 million passengers.
As well as nine daily flights between Malpensa and Rome during the closure, Alitalia has announced an additional four daily Rome Fiumicino-Bergamo Orio al Serio flights.
Affected customers can rebook at no charge on alternative services or receive a full refund.
Source: traveldaily