Investments made at Malpensa airport

Airside interventions carried out in 2015 included some works aimed at progressive development of airport and, above all, activities related to maintaining/increasing the levels of safety and operational functionality.
Movement area was affected by several scheduled and unscheduled maintenance works, by infrastructure adaptations to new types of large aircraft (code F), now regularly using the airport, by the renewal of lighting visual aids in some taxiways, by a first step of renovation and upgrading works on de-icing area in the southwest part of the grounds and by other works aimed at increasing the level of functionality (new kilfrost tanks for de-icing) and safety (Fire Brigade Emergency Simulation platform) of airport.
During 2015, work was completed on extending Terminal 1, as part of the so-called “third/third” project (in total, about 90,000 m² of additional space were made available, of which about 65,000 m² dedicated to direct service to passengers and businesses). Significant restyling was carried out on different areas of the existing building to achieve quality and refinishing levels as the newly opened areas. The south satellite was affected by works meant to fit the progressive development of lowcost traffic (new Ryanair flights).
Operational enhancements of the entire facility were implemented at Terminal 2. In 2015 they only concerned pre-boarding areas and some departure lounge services, part of a redevelopment plan that will unfold in 2016, including the reconfiguration of departure lounge, the upgrade of departing passenger security check systems, the renewal of baggage claim carousels, the development of some shopping areas, etc.
As far as cargo area is concerned, work was launched on the construction of the new FedEx warehouse, located in the south-west part of the grounds. The new building will be operating in 2016, and simoultaneously starting other development projects in the same area. These will involve the implementation of new land-side vehicular access systems and the construction of other “front line” buildings for the management of freight traffic and managed by specialized industry operators.